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Nitration of benzene by nitric acid and ...

Nitration of benzene by nitric acid and sulphuric acid is

A

Electrophilic substitution

B

Electrophilic addition

C

Nucleophilic substitution

D

Free radical substitution

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A
As electrophile `NO_(2)^(+)`(nitronium ion) will attack over `e^-` rich benzene ring, hence it is electrophilic substitution reaction
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