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MHT CET · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)

Identify FALSE statement from following.

  1. A Boiling point of sulfur is lower than oxygen.
  2. B Ionization enthalpy of group 16 elements gradually decreases from top to bottom.
  3. C Group 16 elements have lower ionization enthalpy than group 15 elements in corresponding periods.
  4. D Oxygen has highest electronegativity next to fluorine amongst all the elements.
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(A) Boiling point of sulfur is lower than oxygen.

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Melting and boiling points of elements of group 16 increase with increasing atomic number. Therefore, oxygen has low melting and boiling points as compared to sulfur.