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Assertion:Chlorobenzene is more reactive than benzene towards the electrophilic substitution reaction. Reason: Resonance destabilises the carbocation.
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Q.
Assertion:
Chlorobenzene is more reactive than benzene towards the electrophilic substitution reaction.
Reason:
Resonance destabilises the carbocation.
AIIMS
AIIMS 2016
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
A
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
32%
B
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
8%
C
If assertion is true but reason is false.
17%
D
If both assertion and reason are false.
43%
Solution:
Chlorobenzene is less reactive than benzene towards the electrophilic substitution reactions due to -I-effect.