Given below are two statements:
Statement I : Nickel is being used as the catalyst for producing syn gas and edible fats.
Statement II : Silicon forms both electron rich and electron deficient hydrides.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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Statement-I is correct. Ni (Nickel) is used in Hydrogenation of unsaturated fat to make edible fats to convert unsaturated compounds to saturated compounds. Statements-II is false as hydride of Silicon is electron precise & neither electron deficient nor electron rich.

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