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The chlorine atomin chlorobenzene is ort...

The chlorine atomin chlorobenzene is ortho and para director.because

A

resonance effect predominates over inductive effect

B

inductive effect predominates over resonance effect

C

both inductive and resonance effects are evenly matched

D

only resonance effect and not inductive effect is operating

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A
The chlorine atom in chlorobenzene is ortho and para director because resonance effertpredorninates over inductive effect.
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