What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

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The reaction is an electrophilic aromatic substitution of benzene with nitric acid and sulfuric acid as the reagents. The major product obtained is nitrobenzene since the nitro group (-NO2) is a strong electron-withdrawing group that deactivates the benzene ring towards further electrophilic substitution. The other products that are possible are ortho- and para-nitro isomers, but they are minor products compared to the major product nitrobenzene. Therefore, the best choice is B.

What Is the Major Organic Product Obtained from the Following