Assertion (A) : During nitration of aniline, significant amount of meta derivative is formed
Reason (R) : In strongly acidic medium, aniline is protonated to form the anilinium ion which is meta directing.

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Aniline is protonated to anilinium ion, which is meta directing. Hence significant amount of meta derivative (47%) is also formed

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