Shweta Thakur posted an Question
July 25, 2020 • 19:10 pm 30 points
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Why nh4+is not an electrophile

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  • Suman Kumar

    NH4 + doesn't have vacant orbital. How it will accept the eletron. Eletrophile needs vacant orbital to attack.

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    CH3 + is an eletrophile as it has vacant orbital.

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    NH4 + is same as BH4- . BH4- is not an electrophile.

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    Dinesh khalmaniya 1 best-answer

    NH4+ doesn't have any vacant orbital to accept epectron pairs so it is not an electrophile

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    In an ammonium ion, nitrogen is bonded to hydrogen atoms and shares electrons with them. This causes all the orbitals to be fully filled and hence, nitrogen does not have space for any additional electrons. Thus, the ammonium ion is not an electrophile.

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    Priyanshu kumar Best Answer

    In an ammonium ion, nitrogen is bonded to hydrogen atoms and shares electrons with them. This causes all the orbitals to be fully filled and hence, nitrogen does not have space for any additional electrons. Thus, the ammonium ion is not an electrophile.

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    Simply you can say due to unavailability of vacant orbitals in their valence shell

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    nitrogen to 3 hi bonds bna skta hai

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    ammonia me Nitrogen ke pass lone pair electrons hai..so H+ se react krta hai or ammonium ion banata hai

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