Electrophile used in the nitration of benzene is:

hydronium ion

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sulphonic acid

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nitronium ion

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bromide ion

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Solution

The correct option is C nitronium ion
Electrophile used in the nitration of benzene is nitronium ion $N O_{2}^{+}$ . It is obtained from the reaction between nitric acid and sulphuric acid.
$H N O_{3} + 2 H_{2} S O_{4} \to N O_{2}^{+} + H_{3} O^{+} + 2 H S O_{4}^{-}$

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