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Assertion :Benzene forms benzene sulphonic acid with fuming H2SO4 at high temperature. Reason: The attacking species is SO3

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
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The correct option is D Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
With fuming H2SO4 or oleum (conc.H2SO4+SO3) react with benzene at high temperature then it forms m-benzene disulphonic acid. The attacking species for this reaction is SO3.
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