Which of the following statements is NOT true? A) polar protic solvents are capa

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Which of the following statements is NOT true? A) polar protic solvents are capable of intermolecular hydrogen bonding B) polar protic solvents solvate both cations and anions C) in polar protic solvents, nucleophilicity decreases down a column of the periodic table as the size of the anion increases D) nucleophilicity is affected by the solvent used in a substitution reaction Which of the following statements is NOT true? A) polar protic solvents are capable of intermolecular hydrogen bonding B) polar protic solvents solvate both cations and anions C) in polar protic solvents, nucleophilicity decreases down a column of the periodic table as the size of the anion increases D) nucleophilicity is affected by the solvent used in a substitution reaction A) polar protic solvents are capable of intermolecular hydrogen bonding B) polar protic solvents solvate both cations and anions C) in polar protic solvents, nucleophilicity decreases down a column of the periodic table as the size of the anion increases D) nucleophilicity is affected by the solvent used in a substitution reaction

Explanation / Answer

Examples of polar protic solvent is H2O, HF, etc.

Both H2O and HF can form intermolecular (between different molecules) hydrogen bonding, so option A is correct

NaF (sodium fluoride) dissolved in water because both Na+ and F- are being solvated, implies polar protic solvents solvate both cations and anions. so option B is also correct

H2O is more nucleophilic less nucleophilic than H2S. (oxygen is more electronegative)

so option C is not correct

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