Statement-1: There is no scope of axial and equatorial position in case of tetrahedral and octahedral geometry.
Statement-2: Both are perfect geometry in which all positions are identical.

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Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True.

Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1.

Statement- 1 is True, Statement- 2 is True, Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1.

Statement-1 is True, Statement- 2 is False.

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

A central atom is located in the centre of a tetrahedral molecular geometry, with four substituents located at the corners of the tetrahedron. Octahedral molecular geometry, also known as square bipyramidal geometry, describes the shape of compounds with six atoms.
Both are perfect geometry in which all positions are identical, but there is no scope for axial and equatorial position in the case of tetrahedral and octahedral geometry.

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