Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321809246
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Chapter 20 - Sections 20.1-20.14 - Exercises - Problems by Topic - Page 995: 69b

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In a benzene ring, the numbering starts from the carbon at the top. The hydrogens are substituted to form substituted benzenes. In meta-dibromobenzene, the prefix 'meta' means 1,3 disubstituted. Therefore, two Bromine atoms are substituted with hydrogens of carbon number 1 and 3 respectively.
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