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Published on: August 14, 2026
In the following questions, statement 
is followed by statement II. Each question has the
following four choices out of which only one is correct.
Statement I: The nitration of benzaldehyde is slower than benzene, and 
-nitrobenzaldehyde is the product.
Statement II: 
group acts as a deactivating and meta-directing group.
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
A
Benzaldehyde has aldehyde group which decreases 
-density of benzene and is meta
directing.
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