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Pyridine is less basic than triethylamin...

Pyridine is less basic than triethylamine because .

A

Pyridine has aromatic character

B

Nitrogen in pyridine is `sp^2` hybridized

C

Pyridine is a cyclic system

D

In pyridine, lone pair of nitrogen is delocalized

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Basicity of amines is due to availability of an unshared pair (lone pair) of electrons on nitrogen. This lone pair of electrons is available for the formation of a new bond with a proton or Lewis acid.
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