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Assertion : $\mathrm{CN}^{-}$ion is an ambident nucleophile.
Reason : Nucleophiles are electron rich species.
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Reason : Nucleophiles are electron rich species.
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Ifboth assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Nucleophilic species which have more than one site of reaction are called ambident nucleophiles.
$$
: \overline{\mathrm{C}} \equiv \mathrm{N}: \longleftrightarrow: \mathrm{C}=\ddot{\mathrm{N}} \text { : }
$$
$$
: \overline{\mathrm{C}} \equiv \mathrm{N}: \longleftrightarrow: \mathrm{C}=\ddot{\mathrm{N}} \text { : }
$$
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