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Why is nitrobenzene 100,000 times less reactive than benzene toward nitration?Select answer from the options belowThe nitro group causes a higher energy of activation for nitration by destabilizing the sigma complex.The nitro group causes a higher energy of activation for nitration by significantly stabilizing the sigma complex.The nitro group causes a lower energy of activation for nitration by destabilizing the sigma complex.The nitro group causes a lower energy of activation for nitration by significantly stabilizing the sigma complex.

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Why is nitrobenzene 100,000 times less reactive than benzene toward nitration?Select answer from the options belowThe nitro group causes a higher energy of activation for nitration by destabilizing the sigma complex.The nitro group causes a higher energy of activation for nitration by significantly stabilizing the sigma complex.The nitro group causes a lower energy of activation for nitration by destabilizing the sigma complex.The nitro group causes a lower energy of activation for nitration by significantly stabilizing the sigma complex.

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The nitro group causes a higher energy of activation for nitration by destabilizing the sigma complex.

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