STATEMENT-1: Mercury is liquid at room t...

STATEMENT-1: Mercury is liquid at room temperature.
STATEMENT-2: In mercury, there is no unpaired d-electron and thus metallic bonding is weakest.

A

STATEMENT - 1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is True, STATEMENT -2 is correct explanation for STATEMENT-1

B

STATEMENT - 1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is True, STATEMENT -2 is NOT a correct explanation for STATEMENT-1

C

STATEMENT - 1 is True, STATEMENT-2 is False

D

STATEMENT - 1 is False, STATEMENT-2 is True

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A

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