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Q. Nitration of nitrobenzene at $125^{\circ} C$ with mixed acids gives

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Solution:

Nitrobenzene on nitration gives m-dinitro benzene, as $- NO _{2}$ group is meta-directing.
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In this reaction the attacking reagent is $NO _{2}^{-}$.