(A) The cyanide ion $(CN^-)$ contains a carbon atom with a lone pair of electrons and a negative charge.Because it can donate this lone pair to an ele

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(A) The cyanide ion $(CN^-)$ contains a carbon atom with a lone pair of electrons and a negative charge.Because it can donate this lone pair to an electrophile to form a new chemical bond,it acts as a nucleophile.Therefore,the cyanide ion is nucleophilic.

Class 11 Chemistry 8-4.Organic Chemistry : Reaction mechanism Attacking reagents

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The cyanide ion $(CN^-)$ is:

A
Nucleophilic
B
Electrophilic
C
Strongly acidic
D
Non-reactive and neutral

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8-4.Organic Chemistry : Reaction mechanism

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What is the correct order of nucleophilicity for the following species?

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The number of electrophilic centers in the given compound is ...... .

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Which of the following does not act as a nucleophile?

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Match the items in Column-$A$ with the appropriate items in Column-$B$:
Column-$A$ Column-$B$
$(1)$ Free radical $(A)$ Lewis base
$(2)$ Electrophile $(B)$ Electrically neutral
$(3)$ Nucleophile $(C)$ Octet complete
$(D)$ Lewis acid
$(E)$ Odd number of electrons
$(F)$ Incomplete octet

Column-$A$	Column-$B$
$(1)$ Free radical	$(A)$ Lewis base
$(2)$ Electrophile	$(B)$ Electrically neutral
$(3)$ Nucleophile	$(C)$ Octet complete
	$(D)$ Lewis acid
	$(E)$ Odd number of electrons
	$(F)$ Incomplete octet