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Assertion(A): Acetanilide is less basic ...

Assertion(A): Acetanilide is less basic aniline.
Reson(R ): Acetylation of aniline results in decrease of electron density on nitrogen.

A

Both assertion and reason are wrong.

B

Both assertion and reason are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation of assertion.

C

Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.

D

Both assertion and reason are correct statements and reason is correct explanation of assertion.

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The correct Answer is:
D
Reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
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