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Which of the following compounds acts as a Lewis acid?

Practice Questions

Q1
Which of the following compounds acts as a Lewis acid?
  1. BF3
  2. NH3
  3. H2O
  4. NaOH

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

Which of the following compounds acts as a Lewis acid?
  • Step 1: Understand what a Lewis acid is. A Lewis acid is a substance that can accept an electron pair from another substance.
  • Step 2: Look at the compound BF3 (boron trifluoride).
  • Step 3: Check if BF3 can accept an electron pair. Boron in BF3 has an incomplete octet, meaning it can accept electrons.
  • Step 4: Conclude that since BF3 can accept an electron pair, it acts as a Lewis acid.
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