Arenes on treatment with chlorine in the presence of ferric chloride $(FeCl_3)$ as a catalyst undergo what type of reaction?

  • A
    Electrophilic substitution
  • B
    Nucleophilic substitution
  • C
    Electrophilic addition
  • D
    Nucleophilic addition

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Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion $A$ and the other is labelled as Reason $R$.
Assertion $A$: $[6]-$Annulene,$[8]-$Annulene and cis$-10-$Annulene are respectively aromatic,non-aromatic and non-aromatic.
Reason $R$: Planarity is one of the requirements of aromatic systems.
In the light of the above statements,choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Among the following,the aromatic compounds are:
$(A)$ Heptafulvene
$(B)$ Benzene
$(C)$ Cyclopentadienyl anion
$(D)$ Cyclopentadienyl cation
Choose the correct answer from the following options:

Benzene is obtained by $........$.

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Which of the following is correct regarding the nitration of benzene?

Point out the wrong statement in relation to the structure of benzene.

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