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What is a nucleophile
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What is a nucleophile

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Answer: Molecules or substances that have tendency to donate electrons

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nucleophile is a chemical species that donates an electron pair to form a chemical bond in relation to a reaction

all molecules or ions with a free pair of electrons or at least one pi bond can act as nucleophiles

because nucleophiles donate electrons, they are by definition Lewis bases

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