halogen group is ortho and para directing. explain

Halogens have three lone pairs on them. So they readily donate their lone pair and so they are activating groups in benzene, causing +R effect.


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See it is EDG group thus it increases the electron density at the ortho and para positionso the incoming group is directed at ortho and para position
 
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