Statement 1: Statement 2: Compound in which the positive and negative charges reside on the most electropositive and most electronegative atoms of the species respectively is more stable

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Statement 1: <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/b1223fbcea6cd64049d5fe0fb417660b-.png" /> Statement 2: Compound in which the positive and negative charges reside on the most electropositive and most electronegative atoms of the species respectively is more stable (A) Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is correct explanation for Statement 1 (B) Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is not correct explanation for Statement 1 (C) Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False (D) Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True

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Both the structures are resonating structure of formic acid <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/ef0f9e0aa0410c887d50c8d796362417-.png" />

Q. Statement 1: Statement 2: Compound in which the positive and negative charges reside on the most electropositive and most electronegative atoms of the species respectively is more stable

Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is correct explanation for Statement 1

Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is not correct explanation for Statement 1

Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False

Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True

Both the structures are resonating structure of formic acid

Q. Statement 1:
Statement 2: Compound in which the positive and negative charges reside on the most electropositive and most electronegative atoms of the species respectively is more stable