Statement 1: The molecular geometry of a ${C O}_{2}$ molecule is linear.
Statement 2: All molecules having only three atoms form bond angles of $180^{o}$ .

Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct and Statement 2 is the correct explanation of Statement 1

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Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct, but Statement 2 is NOT the correct explanation of Statement 1.

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Statement 1 is correct, but Statement 2 is not correct.

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Statement 1 is not correct, but Statement 2 is correct.

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The correct option is B Statement 1 is correct, but Statement 2 is not correct.
Molecular geometry of $C O_{2}$ is linear.
All molecules having only three atoms does not form bond angle of $180^{0}$ . It depends on the number of lone pairs present example - $H_{2} O$ .

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Statement 1: The molecular geometry of a CO2 molecule is linear. Statement 2: All molecules having only three atoms form bond angles of 180o.

The correct option is B Statement 1 is correct, but Statement 2 is not correct.Molecular geometry of CO2 is linear.All molecules having only three atoms does not form bond angle of 1800. It depends on the number of lone pairs present example -H2O.

Statement 1: The molecular geometry of a ${C O}_{2}$ molecule is linear.
Statement 2: All molecules having only three atoms form bond angles of $180^{o}$ .

The correct option is B Statement 1 is correct, but Statement 2 is not correct.
Molecular geometry of $C O_{2}$ is linear.
All molecules having only three atoms does not form bond angle of $180^{0}$ . It depends on the number of lone pairs present example - $H_{2} O$ .