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  4. Nitrobenzene can be prepared from benzene by using a mixture of conc. HNO3 and conc. H2SO4 in the mixture, nitric acid acts as a/an :

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Q. Nitrobenzene can be prepared from benzene by using a mixture of conc. $HNO_3$ and conc. $H_2SO_4$ in the mixture, nitric acid acts as a/an :

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Solution:

$HONO_2 + H_2SO_4 \rightarrow NO^{+}_2 + H_2O + HSO^{-}_4 $
Nitric acid acts as a base by accepting a proton.