BCECE Medical BCECE Medical Solved Papers-2005

  • question_answer
    Nitration of benzene is :

    A)  electrophilic substitution

    B)  electrophilic addition

    C)  nucleophilic substitution

    D)  nucleophilic addition

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Key Idea: During nitration benzene ring is attacked by \[N{{o}_{2}}^{+}\] and hydrogen of benzene ring is replaced by \[N{{O}_{2}}\] group, \[\therefore \] Nitration of benzene is eleqtrophilic substitution because \[N{{O}_{2}}^{+}\] is an electrophile.


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