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Cl⁺ is electron-deficient due to its positive charge, making it an electrophile.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Chemistry > Chapter 8: Organic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques > Topic: Isomerism - Structural Isomerism - Chain Position Functional Metamerism
SO₃ is electron-deficient due to the electronegative oxygen atoms, making it an electrophile.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Chemistry > Chapter 8: Organic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques > Topic: Isomerism - Stereoisomerism - Geometrical and Optical Isomerism
An electrophile is an electron-deficient species. NO₂⁺ (nitronium ion) is a positively charged species that seeks electrons.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Chemistry > Chapter 8: Organic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques > Topic: Fundamental Concepts - Reaction Mechanism - Fission and Reaction Intermediates
CH₃⁻ is electron-rich (carbanion), making it a nucleophile, not an electrophile, unlike the others which are electron-deficient.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Chemistry > Chapter 8: Organic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques > Topic: Fundamental Concepts - Reaction Mechanism - Fission and Reaction Intermediates
H⁺ adds to CH₃CH=CHCH₃ (but-2-ene), forming CH₃CH⁺CH₂CH₃ (secondary carbocation), stabilized by hyperconjugation.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Chemistry > Chapter 8: Organic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques > Topic: Electronic Effects - Inductive Mesomeric Hyperconjugation and Resonance
NO₂⺠is the accurate classification or categorization for the organism, molecule, or concept described in this question. In Acid, Base, pH, proper classification is based on shared characteristics including morphological, biochemical, genetic, and evolutionary criteria. NO₂⺠meets the specific diagnostic features and defining criteria that distinguish it from related groups. The other options (OHâ», Hâ‚‚O, and NH₃) belong to different taxonomic groups, represent different classification levels, or possess distinct characteristics that exclude them from this category.
Ref: Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, Nelson & Cox, 8th Ed., Ch. 2
