Statement 1: ClO₂ posses odd number of electrons. 

Statement 2: ClO₂ dimerise to provide the pairing of odd electron in it like other odd electron molecules. 

• A

  Both statements 1 and 2 are correct

• B

  Statement 1 is correct statement 2 is incorrect

• C

  Statement 1 is incorrect statement 2 is correct

• D

  Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect