Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A : Benzene is more stable than hypothetical cyclohexatriene. Reason R : The delocalized \pi electron cloud is attracted more strongly by nuclei of carbon atoms. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below: [24-Jan-2023 Shift 2]

Correct Answer is : Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both {\A} and {\R} are correct and {\R} is the correct explanation of {\A}.

Both {\A} and {\R} are correct but {\R} is NOT the correct explanation of {\A}.

JEE Mains 24-Jan-2023 Shift 2 Solved Paper

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Question : 41 of 90

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Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A : Benzene is more stable than hypothetical cyclohexatriene.
Reason R : The delocalized π electron cloud is attracted more strongly by nuclei of carbon atoms. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[24-Jan-2023 Shift 2]

A is true but R is false.
A is false but R is true.
Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.

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