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  4. Nitration of aniline also gives m- nitroaniline along with o- nitro and p- nitroaniline, in strong acidic medium because

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Q. Nitration of aniline also gives $m-$ nitroaniline along with $o-$ nitro and $p-$ nitroaniline, in strong acidic medium because

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The reason for this is that, in acidic condition protonation of $-NH_{2}$ group gives anilinium ion $- \overset{\oplus}{\text{N}} \text{H}_{\text{3}}$ , which is of deactivating nature and of m-directive nature.