Benzene on nitration gives nitrobenzene in presence of HNO 3 and H 2 SO 4 mixture, where:

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Benzene on nitration gives nitrobenzene in presence of HNO 3 and H 2 SO 4 mixture, where: (A) both H 2 SO 4 and HNO 3 act as a bases (B) HNO 3 acts as an acid and H 2 SO 4 acts as a base (C) both H 2 SO 4 and HNO 3 act as an acids (D) HNO 3 acts as a base and H 2 SO 4 acts as an acid

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Reagent for nitration of Benzene underset( text Acid ) H 2 SO 4+ underset( text Base ) HNO 3 leftarrows HSO 4 ominus+ H 2 overset⊕ NO 3 H 2 overset⊕ NO 3 leftarrows H 2 O + overset⊕NO 2 <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/bd9026f1b067bb099ff5cb1cec87b702-.png" />

Q. Benzene on nitration gives nitrobenzene in presence of $H N O_{3}$ and $H_{2} S O_{4}$ mixture, where:

both $H_{2} S O_{4}$ and $H N O_{3}$ act as a bases

$H N O_{3}$ acts as an acid and $H_{2} S O_{4}$ acts as a base

both $H_{2} S O_{4}$ and $H N O_{3}$ act as an acids

$H N O_{3}$ acts as a base and $H_{2} S O_{4}$ acts as an acid

Reagent for nitration of Benzene
$(Acid) H_{2} S O_{4} + (Base) H N O_{3} ⇄ H S O_{4}^{⊖} + H_{2} N \oplus O_{3}$
$H_{2} N \oplus O_{3} ⇄ H_{2} O + N \oplus O_{2}$

Q. Benzene on nitration gives nitrobenzene in presence of HNO3​ and H2​SO4​ mixture, where:

both H2​SO4​ and HNO3​ act as a bases

HNO3​ acts as an acid and H2​SO4​ acts as a base

both H2​SO4​ and HNO3​ act as an acids

HNO3​ acts as a base and H2​SO4​ acts as an acid