CBSE 2025 · Region 4 · Set 2 · Q14 · 1 mark
Assertion (A) : Acetanilide is more basic than aniline.
Reason (R): Acetylation of aniline results in decrease of electron density on nitrogen.
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(D)
Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
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