Question

Assertion:Chlorobenzene is more reactive than benzene towards the electrophilic substitution reaction.
Reason: Resonance destabilises the carbocation.

• 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: (D)

Chlorobenzene is less reactive than benzene towards the electrophilic substitution reactions due to -I-effect.