<span><span>The reaction is as follows:
C6H6 </span>+ HNO3 + H2SO4 ------------> </span>C6H5NO2<span> + H</span>2<span>O
(BENZENE) (NITRIC ACID)(CATALYST)
</span>NO2(+) is the electrophile that acctacks on the benzene ring in nitration process.
Atoms do not always contain the same number of electrons and protons, although this state is common. When an atom has an equal number of electrons and protons, it has an equal number of negative electric charges (the electrons) and positive electric charges (the protons). The total electric charge of the atom is therefore zero and the atom is said to be neutral. In contrast, when an atom loses or gains an electron (or the rarer case of losing or gaining a proton, which requires a nuclear reaction), the total charges add up to something other than zero.
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Hydrogen and Oxygen by themselves have 1 and 6 valence electrons, respectively. 8 valence electrons is stable, so the atoms form bonds with each other to achieve 8 valence e-.
1 H atom + 1 H atom + 1 O atom = 8 valence e-
