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Given below are two statements.

Statement I: O₂⁺, O₂, O₂⁻ and O₂²⁻ are paramagnetic in nature with bond order 2.5, 2, 1.5 and 1 respectively.

Statement II: The lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) for O₂ is σ*2pz.

In the light of above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

A
Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
B
Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct
C
Both Statement I and statement II are correct
D
Both Statement I and statement II are incorrect
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