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Q. For an electrophilic substitution reaction, the presence of a halogen atom in the benzene ring

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For an electrophilic substitution reaction, the presence of halogen atom in the benzene ring deactivates the ring by inductive effect and increases the charge density at ortho and para -position relative to meta-position by resonance.