JEE · NEET Previous Year Question

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

Topic: JEE PYQ

Answer: C. Full step-by-step solution below.

  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

Solution

(c)
Statement - 1 is (True)
Pure aniline is colourless liquid
Statement - 2 is (False)
Aniline becomes dark brown due to action of air and light [oxidation]

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