Given below are two statements:
Statement-I: Primary aliphatic amines react with 
to give unstable diazonium salts.
Statement-II: Primary aromatic amines react with 
to form diazonium salts which are stable even above 300 K .
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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: Primary aliphatic amines react with nitrous acid to form aliphatic diazonium salts which are
unstable while aromatic amines react with nitrous acid at low temperature (273-278 K) to form diazonium salts, a very important class of compounds used for synthesis of a variety of aromatic compounds.
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