Question

What do you mean by electrophiles and nucleophiles?

Answer 1

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Electrophiles are electron deficient species and can accept an electron pair from electron rich species

A nucleophile is electron rich species and donates electron pairs to electron deficient species.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

✔️ ELECTROPHILES.

➡️ Electrophiles are electron deficient attacking reagents . All electrophiles can behave like lewis acid.

Electro means electron

PHILES means seeking

✔️ NUCLEOPHILES.

➡️Nucleophiles are electron efficient attacking expenses which may also be considered as lewis bases.

NUCLEO MEANS NUCLEUS

PHILES MEANS SEEKING