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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a
Both statements 1 and 2 are correct.
b
Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect.
c
Statement 1 is incorrect and statement 2 is correct.
d
Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect.
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.