Statement I: Dipole moment is a vector quantity and by convention it is depicted by a small arrow with tail on the negative centre and head pointing towards the positive centre. Statement II: The crossed arrow of the dipole moment symbolizes the direction of the shift of charges in the molecules. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Question

Statement I: Dipole moment is a vector quantity and by convention it is depicted by a small arrow with tail on the negative centre and head pointing towards the positive centre. Statement II: The crossed arrow of the dipole moment symbolizes the direction of the shift of charges in the molecules. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct (B) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect (C) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct (D) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Statement II: The corssed arrow symbolises the direction of the shift of electron density in the molecule.

Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

Statement II : The corssed arrow symbolises the direction of the shift of electron density in the molecule.