Given below are two statements : Statement I : Tropolone is an aromatic compound and has $8 \pi$ electrons. Statement II : $\pi$ electrons of $ > \mathrm{C}=\mathrm{O}$ group in tropolone is involved in aromaticity. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Question

Given below are two statements :

Statement I : Tropolone is an aromatic compound and has $8 \pi$ electrons.

Statement II : $\pi$ electrons of $ > \mathrm{C}=\mathrm{O}$ group in tropolone is involved in aromaticity.

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

Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Both Statement I and Statement II are false

Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Both Statement I and Statement II are true

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