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Considering the Cyanide Ion CN-,which Atom Acts as a Nucleophile

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Considering the cyanide ion CN-,which atom acts as a nucleophile and why?


A) carbon because it bears the only lone pair
B) nitrogen because it bears the only lone pair
C) carbon because it has a formal charge of -1
D) nitrogen because it has a formal charge of -1

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