Statement (I): The external surface of a crystal is an

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The following six (6) items consist of two statements, one labelled as ‘Statement (I)’ and the other as ‘Statement (II)‘. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below:

Statement (I): The external surface of a crystal is an imperfection in itself as the atomic bonds do not extend beyond the surface.
Statement (II): The external surfaces have surface energies that are related to the number of bonds broken at the surface.

[ESE 2019 Paper 2 (Technical) ECE]

A Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true and Statement (II) is the correct explanation of Statement (I)

B Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true but Statement (II) is not the correct explanation of Statement (I)

C Statement (I) is true but Statement (II) is false

D Statement (I) is false but Statement (II) is true