Question

Cyclopentadienyl anion is aromatic in nature. Cyclopentadienyl anion has six $\pi$ electrons.

• A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
• B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
• C. If assertion is true but reason is false
• D. If both assertion and reason are false

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

Answer 2

A compound is aromatic if it is planar, having complete delocalisation of the $\pi$ electrons in the ring and has $(4n + 2)\pi$ electrons in the ring where $n$ is an integer.