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how chlorine can act as both a electrophile as well as nucleophile.....???
As chlorine has 7 electrons it has vacancy for 1 electron, therefore it can act as electrophile to complete its octet. But on the other side it has 3 lone pairs which can be donated to those which has deficiency of electorns.
chlorine in Cl- form acts as nucleophile(eg:SN reactions) and in Cl+ form acts as electrophile(eg : friedel crafts alkylation)
chlorine exibit both +ve as well as -ve oxidatoion state .
as it can exhibit variable oxidation states
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