Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Permutit process is more efficient compared to the synthetic resin method for the softening of water.
Statement II: Synthetic resin method results in the formation of soluble sodium salts.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Let us analyze both statements:

Statement I: "Permutit process is more efficient compared to the synthetic resin method for the softening of water."

This is incorrect. The synthetic resin (ion exchange resin) method is more efficient than the permutit process. Synthetic resins can remove both cations and anions, while permutit only exchanges cations.

Statement II: "Synthetic resin method results in the formation of soluble sodium salts."

This is incorrect. The synthetic resin method uses cation exchange resins (H⁺ form) and anion exchange resins (OH⁻ form). The cation exchange resin replaces Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺ etc. with H⁺, and the anion exchange resin replaces anions with OH⁻. The final product is deionized water, not sodium salts. (The permutit process forms sodium salts, not the synthetic resin method.)

Since both statements are incorrect, the answer is Option 1: Both the statements I and II are incorrect.