Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Aniline is less basic than acetamide.
Statement II: In aniline, the lone pair of electrons on nitrogen atom is delocalised over benzene ring due to resonance and hence less available to a proton.
Choose the most appropriate option:

Option 1 - <p>Statement I is true but statement II is false.<br>&lt;!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--&gt;<br>&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;<br>&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;</p>
Option 2 - <p>Statement I is false but Statement II is true</p>
Option 3 - <p>Both Statement I and Statement II are true.<br>&lt;!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--&gt;<br>&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;</p>
Option 4 - <p>Both Statement I and Statement II are false.</p>
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Correct Option - 4
Detailed Solution:

In Aniline, lone pair is delocalized on less EN carbon atom while in acetamide it is delocalized on more EN oxygen atom. Hence aniline is more basic than acetamide.

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