Q.

Statement-I: Boron easily forms B3+ ion.

Statement-II: All other elements of the 13th group form only M+ ion due to inert pair effect.

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a

Both statement-I and statement-II are correct

b

Both statement-I and statement-II are incorrect

c

Statement-I is incorrect and statement-II is correct

d

Statement-I is correct and statement-II is incorrect

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

As the Boron atom is small in size a large amount of energy is needed to remove 3 electrons from the boron atom. So Boron does not form B3+ ion. The atomic number of Boron is 5. Its electronic configuration is 1s [2]2s[2]2p[1].
When one electron is removed from the p orbital a He-like fulfilled s orbital is left. This is highly stable. So the second ionization enthalpy is quite high.
Again when one electron is removed a half filled orbital is left. So the third ionization enthalpy is also quite high.
Since the total energy needed to make B3+ is the total of all the ionization enthalpies an enormous amount of energy is required to form it. 

In Ga ,In and Tl, both +1 and +3 oxidation states are observed. The elements belong to 13 group.

For thallium +1 is more stable than +3 due to inert pair effect.

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