What is the role of Grignard reagent when it react with water to give alkane?

act as base

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act as acid

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act as nucleophile

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act as electrophile

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Solution

The correct option is A act as base
Grignard reagent reacts with water to give alkane.
This is because grignard reagent act as strong base which react with the active hydrogen of water that is -H of $H_{2} O$ to form alkane as shown below :

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