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In electrophilic aromatic substitution r...

In electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction, the nitro group is meta directing because it :

A

decreases electron density at meta position

B

increases electron density at meta position

C

increases electron density at ortho and para positions

D

decreases electron density at ortho and para positions

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D
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