Q.

Statement 1: The second ionization energy of ‘O’ is greater than that of ‘N’

Statement 2: The half filled p-orbitals cause greater stability.

1 Statement 1 and Statement 2 both are correct and Statement 2 is the correct explanation of Statement 1  
2 Statement 1 and Statement 2 both are correct, but Statement 2 is not the correct explanation of Statement 1  
3 Statement 1 is true, but Statement 2 is false  
4 Statement 1 and Statement 2 both are false  

Ans.

(1)

Statement 2 is the reason for statement 1