Given below are two statements: Statement I: Heating benzamide with bromine in an ethanolic solution of sodium hydroxide will give benzylamine. Statement II: Nitration of aniline with HNO₃/H₂SO₄ at 288 K produces m-nitroaniline in higher amount than o-nitroaniline (pH adjusted). In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

(A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true

(B) Both Statement I and Statement II are false

(C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen: JEE Main 2026 Chemistry question

JEE Main 2026 · 5 Apr, Evening shift · Q67

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Given below are two statements : Statement I : Heating benzamide with bromine in an ethanolic solution of sodium hydroxide will give benzylamine. Statement II : Nitration of aniline with

\mathrm{HNO_3/H_2SO_4}

at 288 K produces m-nitroaniline in higher amount than o-nitroaniline (pH adjusted). In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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