C String

What would happen if we compile and run this code ?

void main(){    
    // Option A.

    char str1[] = "example"; 

    str1[1] = 'a'; 

    // Option B. 

    char* str2 = "example"; 

    str2[1] = 'a';
}

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This code compiles but option B will produce a run time error.

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