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Give reason: Aniline is a weaker base than ammonia.

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Lone pair on Nitrogen in aniline are involved in resonance with the benzene ring and therefore not available for donation to that extent as in NH3.
According to Lewis theory, the species which easily loses a pair of electron is Lewis base,
Since, ammonia can lose easily electron pair while aniline cannot, thus ammonia is a stronger base than aniline.

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