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Neutralisation

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The reaction between an acid and a base to produce a salt

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Non-polar

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With no charge separation across a bond or in a molecule

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Nucleophile

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An atom or a group of atoms that is attracted to an electron deficient carbon atom, when it donates a pair of electrons to form a new covalent bond

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Nucleophilic substitution

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A reaction in which a nucleophile is attracted to an electron deficient carbon group and replaces an atom or group of atoms on it