Amines - Result Question 46

####48. Nitrobenzene can be prepared from benzene by using a mixture of conc. HNO3 and conc. H2SO4; in the mixture, nitric acid acts as a/an:

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(a) acid

(b) base

(c) catalyst

(d) reducing agent

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Solution:

  1. (b) HONO2 Base +H2SO4 Acid 

(Y)

NO2++H2O+HSO4

Nitric acid acts as a base by accepting a proton.



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