When benzene is reacted with conc. sulphuric acid, product formed is:

sulphur dioxide

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sulphur

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benzene sulphonic acid

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hydrogen sulphide

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Solution

The correct option is B benzene sulphonic acid
Heating benzene with conc. sulphuric acid for a few hours results in the formation of benzenesulphonic acid. This reaction is an electrophilic substitution reaction.
$C_{6} H_{6} + H_{2} S O_{4} \to C_{6} H_{5} S O_{3} H + H_{2} O$

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