Statement I: Dipole moment is a vector quantity and by convention it is depicted by a small arrow with tail on the negative centre and head pointing towards the positive centre.

Statement II: The cro

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Statement I: Dipole moment is a vector quantity and by convention it is depicted by a small arrow with tail on the negative centre and head pointing towards the positive centre.

Statement II: The crossed arrow of the dipole moment symbolizes the direction of the shift of charges in the molecules.

Choose the most appropriate answer:

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Step 1 — Evaluate Statement I:
By IUPAC convention, the dipole moment arrow points from the positive centre to the negative centre (i.e., tail at positive, head at negative). The statement says tail at negative and head at positive — this is the old convention (crossed arrow notation).
Statement I is incorrect as per modern convention.

Step 2 — Evaluate Statement II:
The crossed arrow (⊕→) does symbolize the direction of charge shift — from positive to negative. This is correct.

Answer: Option

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