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B
nuclophilic substitution
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C
electrophilic substitution
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D
electrophilic addition
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Solution
The correct option is C electrophilic substitution The attacking species in nitration reaction is nitronium ion which is an electrophile. Hence the reaction is called as electrophilic substitution.