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Assertion :CO2 is non polar while SO2 is polar molecule. Reason: SO bonds are polar while CO are non polar.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
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Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.
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The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
Both SO bonds and CO are both polar due to the electronegativity difference between C and O,S and O. CO2 is a linear molecule, because it is symmetric. So the dipole moments of the 2CO bonds cancel each other. While in SO2, two lone pairs are also present. It is thus a polar molecule.

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