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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Atoms are electrically neutral as they contain equal number of positive and negative charges.
Statement II: Atoms of each element are stable and emit their characteristic spectrum.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
A
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
B
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
C
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
D
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
Detailed Solution
Statement I is correct: atoms contain equal numbers of positive and negative charges, so they are electrically neutral.
Statement II is incorrect: although atoms of each element emit a characteristic spectrum, they are not necessarily always stable – atoms can undergo processes such as radioactive decay or chemical reactions.
So Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.