Which of these is not a nucleophile? How can you tell?

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Which of these is not a nucleophile? How can you tell?

$H_{2} O$ $H_2O$
$C H_{3} O^{-}$ $CH_3O^-$
$N H_{3}$ $NH_3$
$N H_{4}^{+}$ $NH_4^+$

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Answer 1 · 2016-02-09T12:14:59

For the following choices, the one which cannot served as a nucleophile will be last one, the ammonium ion.

Explanation:

Generally, for a species/compound to act as nucleophile, an easy way to determine it is to look for the presence of lone pairs on its Lewis structure.

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Which of these is not a nucleophile? How can you tell?

$H_{2} O$ $H_2O$
$C H_{3} O^{-}$ $CH_3O^-$
$N H_{3}$ $NH_3$
$N H_{4}^{+}$ $NH_4^+$

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H_2OH2OH_2O CH_3O^-CH3O−CH_3O^- NH_3NH3NH_3 NH_4^+NH+4NH_4^+

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$C H_{3} O^{-}$ $CH_3O^-$
$N H_{3}$ $NH_3$
$N H_{4}^{+}$ $NH_4^+$