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Nitration of chlorobenzene with a mixture of conc. and conc. gives mainly

  1. A1-chloro-3-nitrobenzene only
  2. B1-chloro-2-nitrobenzene and 1-chloro-4-nitrobenzene
  3. C1-chloro-3,5-dinitrobenzene
  4. Dnitrobenzene

Answer: B

The effect of chlorine puts electron density at the ortho and para positions, so chlorine directs incoming electrophiles there even though it deactivates the ring by its effect. The nitro group enters ortho and para, with the para product predominating.
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