How Does SO3H Attach to Benzene in Electrophilic Substitution?

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The benzene are sulphonated using acid sufuric.

Please show me how the substitution happened as i really don't see how SO3H can attached to the benzene group and how the SO3H are separated from H2SO4. I really need to understand this substitution..

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1. Henceforth, please use the homework subforums for questions like these.

2. The actual electrophile here is SO3. Think about that, and see if you can figure it out.