For each of the following substituted benzenes: [1] C6H5Br; [2] C6H5CN; [3] C6H5OCOCH3:a. Does the substituent donate or withdraw electron density by an inductive effect?b. Does the substituent donate or withdraw electron density by a resonance effect?c. On balance, does the substituent make a benzene ring more or less electron rich than benzene itself?d. Does the substituent activate or deactivate the benzene ring in electrophilic aromatic substitution?

For each of the following substituted benzenes: [1] C6H5Br; [2] C6H5CN; [3] C6H5OCOCH3:a. Does the substituent donate or withdraw electron density by an inductive effect?b. Does the substituent donate or withdraw electron density by a resonance effect?c. On balance, does the substituent make a benzene ring more or less electron rich than benzene itself?d. Does the substituent activate or deactivate the benzene ring in electrophilic aromatic substitution?

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