Nitro is strongly deactivating and meta directing ;  Amino is strongly activating and ortho,para directing

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For an Electrophilic Aromatic substitution of Nitrobenzene and Aminobenzene predict the directing influences of the Nitro and  Amino groups respectively on the incoming group.

A.

Nitro is strongly deactivating and meta directing ;  Amino is strongly activating and ortho,para directing.

  B.

Nitro is strongly deactivating and ortho,para directing;  Amino is strongly deactivating and ortho, para directing.

  C.

Nitro is strongly deactivating and para directing;  Amino is strongly deactivating and ortho directing.

  D.

Nitro is strongly deactivating and ortho,para directing;  Amino is strongly activating and meta directing.

  E.

Amino is strongly deactivating and ortho,para directing;  Nitro is strongly activating and meta directing.

  F.

Amino is strongly deactivating and meta directing ;  Nitro is strongly activating and ortho,para directing.

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