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Nitration of aniline in strong acidic medium also gives m-nitroaniline because [ NEET 2018]
A
in absence of substituents nitro group always goes to 
-position
-position B
in electrophilic substitution reactions amino group is 
-directive
-directive C
in-spite of substituents nitro group always goes to only m-position
D
in acidic (strong) medium aniline is present as anilinium ion
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D
In strongly acidic medium, aniline is protonated to form the anilinium ion.
Aniline
Since, anilinium ion so formed is meta-directing, thus besides ortho and para derivatives, significant amount of meta-derivative is also formed.
Aniline
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