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:

• Correct answer
  A

  Statement I is true but Statement II is false
• B

  Statement I is false but Statement II is true
• C

  Both Statement I and Statement II are false
• D

  Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.