Assertion :Benzene on heating with conc. H2SO4 gives benzenesulphonic acid which when heated with superheated steam under pressure gives benzene. Reason: Sulphonation is a reversible process.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion Sulphonation of benzene is an electrophilic substitution reaction in which SO3 acts as the electrophile.