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Is sodium an electrophile?


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Explanation:

  1. Electrophile: Electrophile is an electron-loving species.
  2. Sodium is a positively charged atom.
  3. It can donate an electron to form a cation.
  4. Because sodium lacks an empty orbital, it is unable to receive the electron.

Hence, sodium is not an electrophile.


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