- ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct
- BStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- CBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
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Correct answer: A
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Analyze Statement (I): Aqueous solution of ammonium carbonate is basic.
Ammonium carbonate is It is a salt of:
- weak base: (or ammonia in water)
- weak acid:
For salts of weak acid and weak base, the nature of the solution depends on comparison of hydrolysis tendencies, i.e. on and .
Here:
- is acidic
- is strongly basic
Also, carbonic acid is a weak acid, so its conjugate base has appreciable basic character. This basicity dominates over the acidity of .
Hence, aqueous ammonium carbonate solution is basic.
So, Statement (I) is correct.
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Analyze Statement (II): Acidic/basic nature of salt solution of a salt of weak acid and weak base depends on and value of acid and the base forming it.
This is a standard result of salt hydrolysis.
For a salt formed from a weak acid and a weak base:
- if , solution is basic
- if , solution is acidic
- if , solution is approximately neutral
Therefore, the acidic/basic nature indeed depends on the relative values of and .
So, Statement (II) is correct.
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Conclusion:
Both statements are correct.
Therefore, the correct option is:
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