The rate of nucleophilic substitution reactions are higher in the presence of ___________
(a) Electron withdrawing groups
(b) Electron releasing groups
(c) Both electron withdrawing and releasing groups
(d) None of the mentioned
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This key question is from Nucleophillic Substitution Reaction in division Reactivity of Molecules Reaction Mechanism of Engineering Chemistry I