Electrophiles are:

lewis bases

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lewis acids

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amphoteric

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all of these

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Solution

The correct option is C lewis acids
Lewis acids are those substances that can accept a lone pair of electrons from an electron rich species
Electrophiles are those substances that lack electron density (electro = electron, phile = lover => electron loving species)
So, B is the correct answer

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