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Decreasing order of rate of electrophilic aromatic subtitution is :

A

`a gt b gt c gt d`

B

`a gt c gt b gt d`

C

`b gt a gt c gt d`

D

b gt c gt a gt d`

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B

`m-`xylene is more reactive that p-xylene toward electrophilic aromatic substitution, because of stable `sigma-`complex
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