Statement I
van der Waals radius of an element is always larger than its covalent radius
Statement II
Two molecules can never be closer than two atoms in a molecule

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Statement I is incorrect and statement II is correct

Statement I is correct and statement II is incorrect

Both statements I and II are incorrect

Both statements I and II are correct

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

van der Waals forces are weaker than a chemical bond, hence two

molecules can never be closer than two atoms in a molecule. Thus van der Waals radius of an element is always greater than its covalent radius.

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