Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A : Benzene is more stable than hypothetical cyclohexatriene. Reason R : The delocalized

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Given below are two statements, one is labelled as

Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A : Benzene is more stable than hypothetical cyclohexatriene.

Reason R : The delocalized $π$ electron cloud is attracted more strongly by nuclei of carbon atoms.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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The delocalised π - electron cloud is attracted more strongly by the nuclei of the carbon atoms than the electron cloud localised between two carbon atoms. Therefore, presence of delocalised π - electrons in benzene makes it more stable than the hypothetical cyclohexatriene.

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