Nitrating mixture is obtained by mixing concentrated and concentrated
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Problem
Nitrating mixture is obtained by mixing concentrated HNO3 and concentrated H2SO4. The role of H2SO4 in nitration is:
(1) To force HNO3 to behave as a base
(2) To suppress the dissociation of HNO3
(3) To produce NO2+ ions
(4) To remove the colour of NO2 produced during nitration