Q.

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Atoms are electrically neutral as they contain equal number of positive and negative charges.

Statement II: Atoms of each elements are stable and emit their characteristic spectrum.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:                [2024]

1 Both statement I and statement II are correct.  
2 Both Statement I and statement II are incorrect.  
3 Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect.  
4 Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct.  

Ans.

(3)

Atoms are electrically neutral as they have equal numbers of protons or positive charge and electrons or negative charge i.e., the overall charge on an atom is zero.
Atoms of each elements are not stable since there exists some radioactive elements also.