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Correct Option (First Choice):
“Reaction is possible and compound (A) will be major product.”
This statement is correct. Although a large amount of meta product is formed, the para product $$\mathrm{(A)}$$ is obtained slightly more, with approximately $$51\%$$ yield, making it the major product.
Option B is incorrect:
While the $$\mathrm{-NH_2}$$ group is normally an ortho/para-directing group, compound $$\mathrm{(B)}$$ is still formed in significant amount because, in the acidic nitrating medium, aniline gets protonated to form the anilinium ion.
The anilinium ion is meta-directing.
Option C is incorrect:
Compound $$\mathrm{(B)}$$ is formed in considerable quantity (approximately $$47\%$$), but it is not the major product since compound $$\mathrm{(A)}$$ is formed slightly more.
Option D is incorrect:
Sulphonation of aniline is possible under different reaction conditions such as heating with concentrated sulfuric acid. However, under standard nitration conditions at $$288\ \mathrm{K}$$, nitration is the dominant reaction pathway.
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