toluenebenzenebenzoic acidnitrobenzene (REACTIVITY TOWARDS ELECTROPLILIC NITRATION) How to decide this reactivity pls explain the concept........???

Nitration of benzene and its derivatives is an electrophilic substitution reaction where the electrophile NO2+ ion attacks the electron cloud of benzene ring. Now, an electron donating group in benzene ring increases electron density of benzene ring which favours nitration. And, an electron withdrawing group decreases electron density in the benzene ring, due to which nitration becomes difficult and slow. A strongly deactivating group deactivates the ring more than a moderately deactivating group towards an electrophilic substitution.
In toluene, methyl group is electron donating
In benzoic acid, carboxyl group is moderately deactivating
In nitrobenzene, nitro group is strongly deactivating.
Therefore, the order of reactivity towards nitration is as follows:
toluene > benzene > benzoic acid > nitrobenzene

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