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  4. STATEMENT-1: Bromobenzene upon reaction with Br 2 / Fe gives 1,4- dibromobenzene as the major product and STATEMENT-2: In bromobenzene, the inductive effect of the bromo group is more dominant than the mesomeric effect in directing the incoming electrophile.

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Q. STATEMENT-1: Bromobenzene upon reaction with $Br _{2} / Fe$ gives $1,4-$ dibromobenzene as the major product
and
STATEMENT-2: In bromobenzene, the inductive effect of the bromo group is more dominant than the mesomeric effect in directing the incoming electrophile.

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Solution:

In bromobenzene, it is the mesomeric effect which directs the incoming electrophile.