Statement I: Formal charges help in the selection of the lowest energy structure from a number of possible Lewis structures for a given species. Statement II: The extent of overlap does not decide the strength of a covalent bond.

Question

Statement I: Formal charges help in the selection of the lowest energy structure from a number of possible Lewis structures for a given species. Statement II: The extent of overlap does not decide the strength of a covalent bond. (A) Both statement I and II are correct. (B) Both statement I and II are incorrect. (C) Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect. (D) Statement II is correct but statement I is incorrect.

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The extent o f overlap decides the strength of a covalent bond.

Q. Statement I : Formal charges help in the selection of the lowest energy structure from a number of possible Lewis structures for a given species. Statement II : The extent of overlap does not decide the strength of a covalent bond.

Both statement I and II are correct.

Both statement I and II are incorrect.

Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect.

Statement II is correct but statement I is incorrect.

The extent o f overlap decides the strength of a covalent bond.

Q. Statement I : Formal charges help in the selection of the lowest energy structure from a number of possible Lewis structures for a given species.
Statement II : The extent of overlap does not decide the strength of a covalent bond.