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Q.15 Benzoic acid reacts with conc.HNO3 and conc.H2SO4 to give .....
O
O-nitrobenzoic acid
O p-nitrobenzoic acid
O m-nitrobenzoic acid
O o,p-dinitrobenzoic acid​

Answer 1

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Answer 2

When benzoic acid reacts with concentrated nitric and sulphuric acid, it forms m-nitrobenzoic acid.

CHEMICAL REACTION OF BENZOIC ACID -

• Benzoic acid is an aromatic compound containing carboxylic acid as a functional group.
• Benzoic acid has an affinity for electrophilic reactions such as bromination, methylation, chlorination, nitration.

• The addition of nitrate ions to the compound is said to be the Nitration reaction
• The nitro group replaces hydrogen at meta-position to form m-nitrobenzoic acid.

• The sulphuric acid acts as a catalyst to facilitate the addition of the nitrate ion.