Why does naphthalene undergo electrophilic substitution at C1 instead of C2? Could you draw a structure for the intermediate that helps explain this?

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Why does naphthalene undergo electrophilic substitution at C1 instead of C2? Could you draw a structure for the intermediate that helps explain this? 

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