Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R

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Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R \Assertion A : The $\mathrm{H}-\mathrm{O}-\mathrm{H}$ bond angle in water molecule is $104.5^{\circ}$. \Reason R : The lone pair - lone pair repulsion of electrons is higher than the bond pair - bond pair repulsion. Choose the correct alternative from given below.

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Lone pair repulsion compresses the ideal tetrahedral angle.