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Assertion :In strongly acidic solutions, aniline becomes more reactive towards electrophilic reagents Reason: The amino group being completely protonated in strongly acidic solution, the lone pair electrons on the nitrogen is no longer avaiable for resonance.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
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The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
Because the amino group being completely protonated in strongly acidic solution,the lone pair electrons on the nitrogen is no longer aucilable for resonance.

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