Assertion: CN^- ion is an ambident nucleophile. Reason : Nucleophiles are electron rich species .
Assertion: CN- ion is an ambident nucleophile.Reason : Nucleophiles are electron rich species .(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A(b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A(c) A is true but R is false(d) A and R are false
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The answer is (a). CN- is an ambident nucleophile because its minus charge serves as the donating electron pair, which makes it electron-rich. The accurate explanation for the assertion is that CN- ion is electron-rich and can, therefore, act as an ambident nucleophile.
