Electrophile that participates in nitration of benzene is:

N O^{+}

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N O_{2}^{+}

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N O

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N O_{3}^{-}

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Solution

The correct option is C $N O_{2}^{+}$
$2 H_{2} S O_{4} + H N O_{3} => 2 H S O_{4}^{-} + N O_{2}^{+} + H_{3} O^{+}$

$N O_{2}^{+}$ electrophile participates in the nitration of benzene and is produced by reaction of $H N O_{3}$ in $H_{2} S O_{4}$ .

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