The correct statement regarding electrophile is:

Electrophile is a negatively charged species and can form a bond by accepting a pair of electrons from a nucleophile

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Electrophile is a negatively charged species and can form a bond by accepting a pair of electrons from a electrophile

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Electrophiles are generally neutral species and can form a bond by accepting a pair of electrons from a nucleophile

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Electrophile can either neutral or positively charged species and can form a bond by accepting a pair of electrons from a nucleophile

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Solution

The correct option is D Electrophile can either neutral or positively charged species and can form a bond by accepting a pair of electrons from a nucleophile
In organic chemistry, an electrophile is an electron pair acceptor. Electrophiles are positively charged or neutral species having vacant orbitals that are attracted to an electron rich centre. It participates in a chemical reaction by accepting an electron pair in order to bond to a nucleophile.

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