Statement 1: Nitrobenzene is used as a solvent in Friedel-Craft's reaction.Statement 2: Fusion of nitrobenzene with solid KOH gives a low yield of a mixture of o-and p-nitrophenols.

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Both statements 1 and 2 are correct

Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect

Statement 1 is incorrect and statement 2 is correct

Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect

answer is A.

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Nitrobenzene is used as a solvent in Friedel-Craft's reaction because its – NO2 group deactivates benzene ring for electrophilic substitution.

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