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The reaction that takes place when an electron rich species stronger than the halide approaches the partially positive carbon atom of a haloalkane and forms a new bond with the carbon atom and in the process displacing the halogen is called a ________ reaction.(a) displacement(b) electrophilic substitution(c) nucleophilic substitution(d) eliminationThe question was posed to me in unit test.This intriguing question originated from Haloalkanes & Haloarenes in section Haloalkanes and Haloarenes of Chemistry – Class 12

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Correct answer is (c) NUCLEOPHILIC substitution

To EXPLAIN: Nucleophiles are electron rich species and when a stronger nucleophile REPLACES an already EXISTING one is called a nucleophilic substitution REACTION.



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