Benzene on nitration gives nitrobenzene in presence of HNO 3 and H 2 SO 4 mixture, where:

Benzene on nitration gives nitrobenzene in presence of

{HNO}_{3}

and

H_{2} {SO}_{4}

mixture, where:

both $H_{2} {SO}_{4}$ and ${HNO}_{3}$ act as a bases
${HNO}_{3}$ acts as an acid and $H_{2} {SO}_{4}$ acts as a base
both $H_{2} {SO}_{4}$ and ${HNO}_{3}$ act as an acids
${HNO}_{3}$ acts as a base and $H_{2} {SO}_{4}$ acts as an acid

Solution

Reagent for nitration of Benzene

$\underset{(Acid)}{H_{2} {SO}_{4}} + \underset{(Base)}{{HNO}_{3}} ⇄ {HSO}_{4}^{⊖} + {\overset{\oplus}{H}}_{2} {NO}_{3}$

$H_{2} {NO}_{3} ⇄ H_{2} O + \overset{\oplus}{N} O_{2}$

Asked in: JEE Main 2021 (20 Jul Shift 2)

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