Assertion :Formal charges help in selection of the lowest energy structure from a number of possible lewis structure. Reason: show $+ 1$ formal charge on central O marked 1.

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion

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Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion

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Assertion is true statement but Reason is false

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Solution

The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
so the formal charge on middle oxygen is +1
Formal charge give us idea for the lewis structure of the molecule.It is the charge assigned to an atom in a molecule assuming that electrons in all chemical bonds are shared equally

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