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Which of the following is correct for a carbon?

A

It is a Lewis base.

B

It is a nucleophile.

C

It is the conjugate base of a carbon acid.

D

All of these.

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The correct Answer is:
D
Carbanion is a Lewis base because it can donate an electron pair. It is a nucleophile as it seeks a proton or some other positive center.
If the acidic proton (i.e., `H` atom lost as `H^(+)` is bonded to the `C` atom, the substrate is called a carbon acid. It is an extremely weak acid. After lossing the proton, the carbon acid forms the carbanion:
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