Aniline is more stable than anilinium ion because

Question

Aniline is more stable than anilinium ion because (A) it has more resonating structures than anilinium ion (B) it has less resonating structures than anilinium ion (C) it has more π-bonding than anilinium ion (D) None of the above

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Aniline is resonance hybrid of five resonating structures and anilinium ion is obtained by accepting a proton and have only two resonating structures. Greater the number of resonating structures, greater is the stability.

Q. Aniline is more stable than anilinium ion because

it has more resonating structures than anilinium ion

it has less resonating structures than anilinium ion

it has more $π$ -bonding than anilinium ion

None of the above

Aniline is resonance hybrid of five resonating structures and anilinium ion is obtained by accepting a proton and have only two resonating structures. Greater the number of resonating structures, greater is the stability.