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What is a nucleophile?

A nucleophile is a molecule that forms a bond with its reaction partner (the electrophile) by donating both electrons for that bond. Nucleophiles are Lewis bases.  The word ‘nucleophile’ can be split into two parts, namely nucleus and philos. Philos…

What is nascent hydrogen?

The meaning of nascent is newly born. In context of chemical reaction, nascent hydrogen or element means such elements which are produced in situ and are highly reactive elements compared to their ordinary forms. That is nascent hydrogen is more…

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