Assertion p-toluidine is a stronger base than m-toluene. Reason Methyl group from m-position exerts smaller electron donating inductive (+I) effect than from p-position.

Question

Assertion p-toluidine is a stronger base than m-toluene. Reason Methyl group from m-position exerts smaller electron donating inductive (+I) effect than from p-position. (A) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion (B) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion (C) Assertion is true but Reason is false (D) Both Assertion and Reason are false

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- CH 3 group exerts greater inductive effect from m-position than from p-position. However, it is the hyperconjugation effect of - CH 3 from p-position which increases basic strength of p-isomer.

Q. Assertion $p$ -toluidine is a stronger base than $m$ -toluene.
Reason Methyl group from $m$ -position exerts smaller electron donating inductive $(+ I)$ effect than from $p$ -position.

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

Assertion is true but Reason is false

Both Assertion and Reason are false

- $C H_{3}$ group exerts greater inductive effect from $m$ -position than from $p$ -position. However, it is the hyperconjugation effect of $- C H_{3}$ from $p$ -position which increases basic strength of $p$ -isomer.

Q. Assertion p-toluidine is a stronger base than m-toluene. Reason Methyl group from m-position exerts smaller electron donating inductive (+I) effect than from p-position.