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Napthalene is an aromatic compound justify the statement using Huckle rule.

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According to Hucle rule, if naphthalein is an aromic compound it should posses `(4n+2)pi` electrons delocalized in the ring.
In naphthalein `n=2`
Number of delocalized p electrons `=(4n+2)=4xx2+2`
`=10pi` electrons
Hence naphthalein is an aromatic compound.
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