Naphthalene undergoes electrophilic substitution reaction at C 1 forming naphthalinium ion as intermediate. Some of the structures of naphthalinium ion are given below. Choose the most stable struct

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Naphthalene undergoes electrophilic substitution reaction at $C_{1}$ forming naphthalinium ion as intermediate. Some of the structures of naphthalinium ion are given below. Choose the most stable structure.

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Out of the four structures given only this structure is benzenoid and hence most stable.

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Out of the four structures given only this structure is benzenoid and hence most stable.

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