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The electrophile in the nitration of benzene with a mixture of concentrated $HNO X_{3}$ and concentrated $H X_{2} SO X_{4}$ is

A $NO X^{+}$
B $NO X_{2} X^{+}$ (nitronium ion)
C $NO X_{2} X^{-}$
D $NO X_{3} X^{-}$

Answer: B

Sulfuric acid protonates nitric acid, which loses water to give the nitronium ion,

NO X_{2} X^{+}

, the attacking electrophile.

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