Statement 1: ${\mathrm{Tl}}^{3+}$ acts as an oxidizing agent.

Statement 2: ${\mathrm{Tl}}^{+}$ is more stable than ${\mathrm{Tl}}^{3+}$ due to inert pair effect.

• A

  Both statements 1 and 2 are correct

• B

  Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect

• C

  Statement 1 is incorrect and statement 2 is correct

• D

  Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect