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Treatment of benzoic acid with Cl(2)//Fe...

Treatment of benzoic acid with `Cl_(2)//FeCl_(3)` will give

A

p-chlorobenzoic acid

B

o-chlorobenzoic acid

C

2-4-dichlorobenzoic acid

D

m-chlorobenzoic acid

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D
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