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ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main

[IIT 1997] Nitrobenzene can be prepared from benzene using a mixture of conc. HNO₃ and conc. H₂SO₄. In this nitrating mixture, nitric acid acts as a/an

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Sulfuric acid is the stronger acid of the two; it protonates nitric acid (HNO₃ + 2H₂SO₄ ⇌ NO₂⁺ + H₃O⁺ + 2HSO₄⁻), so in this

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