Nitrobenzene can be prepared from benzene by using a mixture of conc. HNO3 and conc. H2SO4. In the nitrating mixture, HNO3 acts as a/an

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base

acid

catalyst

reducing agent

answer is A.

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HNO3 acts as a base. It reacts with H2SO4 to form the electrophile NO2+ ionHNO3+2H2SO4⇌2[HSO4]-+H3O++NO2+

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