Given below are two statements: Statement I: Colourless cupric metaborate is reduced to cuprous metaborate in a luminous flame. Statement II: Cuprous metaborate is obtained by heating boric anhydride and copper sulphate in a non-luminous flame. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Question

Given below are two statements: Statement I: Colourless cupric metaborate is reduced to cuprous metaborate in a luminous flame. Statement II: Cuprous metaborate is obtained by heating boric anhydride and copper sulphate in a non-luminous flame. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. (A) Statement I is true but Statement II is false (B) Both Statement I and Statement II are false (C) Statement I is false but Statement II is true (D) Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

(i) Blue cupric metaborate is reduced to colourless cuprous metaborate in a luminous flame

(ii) Cupric metaborate is obtained by heating boric anhydride and copper sulphate in a non luminous flame.