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Why benzene undergoes electrophillic substitution reaction where as alpenses undergoes addition reaction?

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SOLUTION :`(i)` BENZENE posses an in hybridised `p`- orbital containing one electron. The latral overlap of their `p`-ORBITALS produces `3pi`-bond
`(ii)` The six-electron of the `p`-orbitals over all the six carbon atoms and are said to be delocated.
`(iii)` Due to delocalisation strong `pi`-bond is formed which makes the molecule STABLE.
`:.` benzene undergoes electrophilic substiution reaction.


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