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Nitration of aniline in strong acidic me...

Nitration of aniline in strong acidic medium also gives m-nitroaniline because

A

In absence of substituents nitro group always goes to m-position

B

In electrophilic substituents reactions amino group is meta directive.

C

Inspite of subsituents nitro group always goes to only m-position

D

In acidic (strong) medium aniline is present as anilinium ion.

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D

`-overset(o+)(N)H_(3)` is m-directing , hence besides para (51%) and ortho (2%) , meta product (47%) is also found in significant yield.
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