For the following (a) I ^- (b) Cl ^- (c) Br ^- the increasing order of nucleophilicity would be:

NEET 2007 Chemistry question

For the following (a) (b) (c) the increasing order of nucleophilicity would be:

(1)
(2)
(3)Correct
(4)

Answer: (3)

Solution

In protic solvents such as water or alcohols, the small, highly charged is strongly solvated through hydrogen bonding, which hinders its attack, while the large, polarisable is only weakly solvated and is a

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