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Q.

Which of the following statements is correct?

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a

Red phosphorus is less volatile than white phosphorus

b

Silicon does not form Si=O double bonds

c

Ozone is a linear molecule

d

The structure of NSiH33 is pyramidal 

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Statement B is correct, Silicon does not form Si=O double bonds.

Silicon forms OSiOSi linkages. It does not form pπpπ double bonds with oxygen due to its large size which prevents effective overlap between 2p(Si) and 2p(O) orbitals. 

Hence, the option B is correct.

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