What is the electrophile in aromatic nitration?

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Nitration reaction:
The replacement of a Hydrogen atom in the benzene ring by a nitro ( $- {NO}_{2}$ ) group is known as nitration.
Electrophile of aromatic nitration:
Aromatic nitration is the reaction carried out among Benzene, Nitric acid, and Sulphuric acid at $330 K$ .
The electrophile in the aromatic nitration is the Nitronium ion ( ${NO}_{2}^{+}$ ).
The positive charge on the electrophile indicates that it is an electron-withdrawing group.

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