Question

Statement 1: Anilinium chloride is more acidic than ammonium chloride
Statement 2: Anilinium chloride is resonance stabilised.

• A. If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true and the statement 2 is the correct explanation of the statement 1.
• B. If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of the statement 1.
• C. If Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false.
• D. If Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Aniline is weaker base than ammonium chloride. In $NH_4Cl$ or aliphatic amines, the non-bonding electron pair of $N$ is localized and is fully available for coordination with a proton

On the other hand, in aniline and other aromatic amines, the non-bonding electron pair is delocalised into benzene ring by resonance

But anilinium ion is less resonance stabilised than aniline