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Statement 1 : Bond order in a stable mol...

Statement 1 : Bond order in a stable molecule can be fractional.
Statement 2: The value of bond order depends upon the number of electrons in bonding and antibonding molecular orbitals.

A

Statemetn-1 is true, Statrment-2 is also true, Statement -2 is the correct explanation of statement-1

B

Statement -1 is true , Statement 2 is also true, Statement-2 is not the correct explanation of Statement-1

C

Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false.

D

Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true.

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a
Statement 2 is the correct explanation for Statement 1.
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