Question

Assertion : Anilinium chloride is more acidic than ammonium chloride.
Reason : Anilinium chloride is resonance stabilised.

• A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
• B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
• C. If assertion is true but reason is false
• D. If both assertion and reason are false

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

It is true that anilinium chloride is more acidic than ammonium chloride because it form salt with water and liberate amine when treated with strong base
$C _{6} H _{5} NH _{3}^{+} Cl ^{-}+ NaOH \longrightarrow C _{6} H _{5} NH _{2} + H _{2} O + NaCl .$
Anilinium ion does not show resonance because charge dispersion at ring may involve pentavalent nitrogen structure.