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Further nitration of nitrobenzene with fuming and conc. at higher temperature gives mainly

  1. A1,2-dinitrobenzene
  2. B1,3-dinitrobenzene
  3. C1,4-dinitrobenzene
  4. D1,3,5-trinitrobenzene as the only product

Answer: B

The nitro group is a deactivating, meta-directing group (-I and -R), so the second nitro group enters the meta position. Hence 1,3-dinitrobenzene is the major product.
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