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Given below are two statements : Statement I : Pure Aniline and other arylamines are usually colourless. Statement II : Arylamines get coloured on storage due to atmospheric reduction. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Options

  1. ABoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  2. BBoth Statement I and Statement II are correct
  3. CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
  4. DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Correct answer

C. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

Step-by-step solution

Aniline and other arylamines are generally colourless, but they get coloured if stored outdoors due to atmospheric oxidation. Hence, statement-I is correct, and statement-II is incorrect.

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