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Which of the following species is an ele...

Which of the following species is an electrophile ?

A

`H_(2)O`

B

`NH_(3)`

C

`C_(2)H_(5)OH`

D

`SO_(3)`

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D
Electrophiles are electron loving chemical species. These may be either jpositively charged or electrically neutral species.
`SO_(3)` can be written as a resonance hybrid of the following structures.

Due to the presence of a p[ositive charge on S, it acts as an electrophile.
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