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Q.

Regarding electrophile,  false statement is

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a

It can be a neutral species

b

It can be  a positively charged species

c

It is an electron pair acceptor

d

Central atom of an electrophile can’t have more than octet.

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

BCl3  has six valence electrons. It can act like electrophile.PCl5 has 10 electrons around central atom. Still it can act like electrophile by expanding its  Valency. PCl5Lewis  acid  +   ClΘLewis   Base  →   PCl6−Thus the criteria for a species to be electrophile is availability of vacant orbital.
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Regarding electrophile,  false statement is