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With respect to chlorobenzene, which of the following statements is NOT correct?

A
Cl is ortho/para directing
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Cl exhibits +M effect
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Cl is ring deactivating
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Cl is meta directing
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Solution

The correct option is C Cl is meta directing
As Cl is ortho/ para directing , shows +M effect, and due to I effect it deactivates the benzene ring for the substitution and as it increases the electrons density at ortho / para position, so it can not be meta directing.

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