Given below are two statements : Statement   I   : Aniline is less basic than acetamide. Statement…

Given below are two statements :
Statement I : Aniline is less basic than acetamide.
Statement II : In aniline, the lone pair of electrons on nitrogen atom is delocalised over benzene ring due to resonance and hence less available to a proton.
Choose the most appropriate option ;
  1. Statement I is true but statement II is false.
  2. Statement I is false but statement II is true.
  3. Both statement I and statement II are true.
  4. Both statement I and statement II are false.

Solution

Explanation :- aniline is more basic than acetamide because in acetamide, lone pair of nitrogen is delocalised to more electronegative element oxygen.

In Aniline lone pair of nitrogen delocalised over benzene ring.

Asked in: JEE Main 2021 (27 Jul Shift 1)

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