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Q. During nitration of benzene, the attacking electrophile is

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Solution:

During nitration of benzene, the attacking electrophile is $NO _{2}^{+}$.
It is formed by the reaction between $HNO _{3}$ and $H _{2} SO _{4}$ as shown below :

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