Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R:
Assertion A: The H-O-H bond angle in water molecule is 104.5°.
Reason R: The lone pair- lone pair repulsion of electrons is higher than the bond pair- bond pair repulsion.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Option 1 - <p>A is false but R is true<br>&lt;!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--&gt;<br>&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;</p>
Option 2 - <p>Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A</p>
Option 3 - <p>A is true but R is false</p>
Option 4 - <p>Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A</p>
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Detailed Solution:

H? O has a tetrahedral geometry and a bent shape with a bond angle of 104.5°, which is smaller than 109.5°. This is because of the presence of two lone pairs in H? O.

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