Statement I; Boron cannot show +3 oxidation state in its compounds.Statement II; Boron can form trivalent cation.

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Statements I and II are correct

Statement I is correct and statement II is incorrect

Statement I is incorrect and statement II is correct

Statements I and II are incorrect

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Due to very high values of IP1, IP2, IP3 Boron cannot form trivalent cation but Boron can show +3 state in its compounds(BF3,B2O3 etc)

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