Assertion: Tropylium cation is aromatic in nature. Reason: The only property that determines its aromatic behaviour is its planar structure.

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Assertion: Tropylium cation is aromatic in nature. <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/1b27e279d289bec426ac78646ead2f7b-.png" /> Reason: The only property that determines its aromatic behaviour is its planar structure. (A) If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion (B) If both Assertion and Reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (C) If Assertion is true but Reason is false (D) If both Assertion and Reason are false

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(4n+2)π electrons and planar structure are the essential conditions for aromaticity.

Q. Assertion: Tropylium cation is aromatic in nature.

Reason: The only property that determines its aromatic behaviour is its planar structure.

If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion

If both Assertion and Reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion

If Assertion is true but Reason is false

If both Assertion and Reason are false

$(4 n + 2) π$ electrons and planar structure are the essential conditions for aromaticity.

Q. Assertion: Tropylium cation is aromatic in nature. Reason: The only property that determines its aromatic behaviour is its planar structure.