Manipal Engineering Manipal Engineering Solved Paper-2010

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    Which is Lewis acid?

    A) \[B{{F}_{3}}\]                                    

    B) \[N{{F}_{3}}\]                   

    C) \[C{{l}^{-}}\]                      

    D)        \[{{H}_{2}}O\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Electron acceptors are Lewis acids. They are electron deficient compounds.\[B{{F}_{3}}\]is Lewis acid because\[B\]has only 6 electrons in its valence shell and it can accept electrons.\[N{{F}_{3}}\],\[C{{l}^{-}}\] and\[{{H}_{2}}O\]have lone pair of electrons. Thus, they are electron donors and Lewis bases.


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