NEET2005ChemistryHydrocarbonsActual
Assertion : Rates of nitration of benzene and hexadeuterobenzene are different. Reason : C - H bond is stronger than C - D bond.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
D. If both assertion and reason are false.
Step-by-step solution
Rates of nitration of benzene and hexadeutero benzene are same because nitration depends upon availability of electrophile.