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Date May 2023 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 23M.1.HL.TZ1.33
Level HL Paper 1 Time zone TZ1
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23M.1.HL.TZ1.33

Why does benzene undergo substitution more readily than addition?

A.  Benzene is unsaturated.

B.  Addition could produce an alkane.

C.  Resonance makes carbon–carbon bonds too strong to break.

D.  A benzene molecule is planar.

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