Consider the pair of reactions below to answer the following question(s).
a. or
b.
-Refer to instructions. The nucleophile in these reactions is:

Question

Consider the pair of reactions below to answer the following question(s).
a.  or
b. 
-Refer to instructions. The nucleophile in these reactions is:

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In both reactions, iodide (I-) is being used as a nucleophile to attack the carbon center in the alkyl halide. Choice A is not a nucleophile, but rather a combination of a potassium cation and a phosphate anion. Choice B is the alkyl group that is being attacked, so it cannot be the nucleophile. Choice C is the anion of bromide, which is not present in either reaction. Therefore, the correct answer is D: I-.

Consider the Pair of Reactions Below to Answer the Following