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Presence of a nitro group in a benzene r...

Presence of a nitro group in a benzene ring.

A

activates the rin towards elecrophillic substitution

B

renders the ring basic

C

deactivates the ring towards nucleophillic substitution

D

deactivities the ring towards electrophillic substitution

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