Nitrobenzene is formed in the nitration process of benzene using concentrated and . The reaction is given by;
If a large amount of is added to the mixture, more ion furnishes and rate of electrophilic aromatic reaction slow down i.e concentration of electrophile is decreased.
Hence addition of a large amount of to the mixture tends to slow down the rate of nitration.
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