Assertion: In Lewis structures of NF3 and CO32-, nitrogen and carbon occupy the central position whereas fluorine and oxygen occupy the terminal positions. Reason: In Lewis representation, the least electronegative atom occupies the central position in the molecule/ion.

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Assertion: In Lewis structures of NF3 and CO32-, nitrogen and carbon occupy the central position whereas fluorine and oxygen occupy the terminal positions. Reason: In Lewis representation, the least electronegative atom occupies the central position in the molecule/ion. (A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion (B) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion (C) If assertion is true but reason is false (D) If both assertion and reason are false

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In Lewis representation, the least electronegative atom occupies the central position in the molecule or ion.

Q. Assertion : In Lewis structures of NF3​ and CO32−​, nitrogen and carbon occupy the central position whereas fluorine and oxygen occupy the terminal positions. Reason : In Lewis representation, the least electronegative atom occupies the central position in the molecule/ion.

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

If assertion is true but reason is false

If both assertion and reason are false

In Lewis representation, the least electronegative atom occupies the central position in the molecule or ion.

Q. Assertion : In Lewis structures of $N F_{3}$ and $C O_{3}^{2 -}$ , nitrogen and carbon occupy the central position whereas fluorine and oxygen occupy the terminal positions.
Reason : In Lewis representation, the least electronegative atom occupies the central position in the molecule/ion.