Which of These Is the Rate-Determining Step in the Nitration

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Multiple Choice

Which of these is the rate-determining step in the nitration of benzene?

• A)Protonation of nitric acid by sulfuric acid
• B)Protonation of sulfuric acid by nitric acid
• C)Loss of a water molecule by the protonated species to produce the nitronium ion
• D)Addition of the nitronium to benzene to produce the arenium ion
• E)Loss of a proton by the arenium ion to form nitrobenzene

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