Given below are two statements :
Statement I : Upon heating a borax bead dipped in cupric sulphate in a luminous flame, the colour of the bead becomes green.
Statement II : The green colour observed is due to the formation of copper(I) metaborate In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

• Correct answer
  A

  Both Statement I and Statement II are false
• B

  Both Statement I and Statement II are true
• C

  Statement I is false but Statement II is true
• D

  Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.