Statement 1: Formal charges do not indicate real charge separation within the molecule.
Statement 2: Formal charges help in the selection of the lowest energy structure from a number of possible Lewis structures for a given species.

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Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect.

Statement 1 is incorrect and statement 2 is correct.

Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect.

Both statements 1 and 2 are correct.

answer is A.

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Real formal charge helps in the selection of lowest energy structure from a number of possible structures for a given species. Formal charge do not indicate real charge separation within the molecule.

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