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Nitrating mixture contains a concentration of NO2+ ion.

The sulfuric acid protonates the nitric acid to [H3NO3]+ which loses water to give a solution containing the electrophilic nitronium ion.

HNO3
  +  
2
H2SO4
         
[NO2]+
  +  
2
[HSO4]
  +  
[H3O]+
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Nitric acid, concentrated     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
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Nitronium ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Hydrogen sulfate ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Oxonium ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: A2
Multistep: LA/B mechanism
Proton transfer: Brønsted reaction

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