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Published on: August 13, 2026
Given below are two statements:
Statement I : Nitration of benzene involves the following step -
Statement II : Use of Lewis base promotes the electrophilic substitution of benzene. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
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A
In nitration of benzene concentrated 
and 
is used as reagent which generates electrophile 
in following steps:
Lewis acids can promote the formation of electrophiles not Lewis base
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