Explain sulfonic acids than in concentrated nitric acid

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Given that the pka of h2so4 is -9 and that hno3 is -1.4, explain why nitration occurs more rapidly in a mixture of concentrated nitric acid and sulfonic acids than in concentrated nitric acid alone

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