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Q.

Statement-I : Attack of electrophile to the benzene results in the formation of a non aromatic arenium ion.
Statement-II : In arenium ion, five carbons are sp2 hybridised, one carbon is sp3 hybridisied and delocalization of electrons stops at sp3 hybridised carbon.

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a

Statement-I is correct, Statement-II is incorrect

b

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct

c

Statement-I is incorrect, Statement-II is correct

d

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are incorrect

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

 In electrophilic substitution reactions of benzene electrophile forms sigma bond with benzene ring generating positively charged arenium ion containing one sp3 hybridised carbon atom, and according to huckel rule arenium is no longer aromatic it becomes non aromatic, so statement 1 is correct. In arenium ion there is one sp3 hybridised carbon atom remaining five are sp2 hybridised. 

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