Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and, the other is…

This is a JEE Main 2022 previous-year question on Hydrocarbons — Aromatic (Arenes) (Chemistry). Difficulty: Medium.

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and, the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: [6] Annulene, [8] Annulene and cis-[10] Annulene, are respectively aromatic, not-aromatic and aromatic. Reason R: Planarity is one of the requirements of aromatic systems. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

• Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
• Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
• A is correct but R is not correct.
• A is not correct but R is correct.

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