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

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as

Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A : Benzene is more stable than hypothetical cyclohexatriene.

Reason R : The delocalized π electron cloud is attracted more strongly by nuclei of carbon atoms.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A is true but R is false.
  2. A is false but R is true.
  3. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
  4. Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.

Solution

The delocalised π-electron cloud is attracted more strongly by the nuclei of the carbon atoms than the electron cloud localised between two carbon atoms. Therefore, presence of delocalised π-electrons in benzene makes it more stable than the hypothetical cyclohexatriene.

Asked in: JEE Main 2023 (24 Jan Shift 2)

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