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Benzene undergoes subsitution reaction more easily than addition because :

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It has cyclic
It has three double bonds
It has SIX HYDROGEN ATOMS
Of resonance

SOLUTION :If there were no resonance in benzene, `pi` electons WOULD have not been delocallsed and hence easily availble to undergo addition reactions as in ethylene. Further the subtituted benzene is stable due to resonance.


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