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Assertion (A): Same number of electron pairs are present in resonance structures.
Reason (R): Resonance structures differ in the location of electrons around the constituent atoms.

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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C
A is true but R is false.
D
A is false but R is true.

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Answer

Correct option: A.

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A .
Explanation: In resonance the structures differ only in location of electrons around the constituent atoms, that is why these have same number of electron pairs, and also unpaired electrons are same.

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