Assertion : Anilinium choride is more acidic than ammonium chloride.
Reason : Anilinium ion is resonance-stabilised.

Options

A. if both Assertion and Reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
B. if both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct expalanation of the assertion
C. if assertion is true, reason is false
D. both assertion and reason are false statements.

Answer

c

Explanation

`underset("anilinum ion stronger acid")(C_(6)H_(5)overset(+)(NH_(3))) to underset("anilne weaker conjugated base")(C_(6)H_(5)NH_(2))+H^(+)`
Aniline is wekar base than ammonium chloride. In `NH_(4)CI` or alphatic 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 or other aromatic amines, the non bonding electron pair is delocalised into benzene rings by resonance.