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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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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