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Nitration and chlorination of benzene are:

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nucleophilic and electrophilic substitution respectively
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electrophilic and nucleophilic substitution respectively
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electrophilic substitution in both the reactions
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nucleophilic substitution in both the reactions.
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Solution

The correct option is B electrophilic substitution in both the reactions
Since nitration and halogenation, both are carried out by the help of electrophile NO2+&Cl+. Hence, both reactions are electrophilic substitution reactions.

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