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Which of the following is a Lewis acid?

  • Option 1)

    PH_{3}

     

     

     

  • Option 2)

    B(CH_{3})_{3}

  • Option 3)

    NaH

  • Option 4)

    NF_{3}

 

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Lewis acids and bases -

Lewis defined an acid as a species which accepts electron pair and base which donate an electron.

- wherein

In lewis acid many acid do not have protons.

e.g.\:BF_{3}

BF_{3}+NH_{3}\rightarrow BF_{3}:NH_{3}

 

 

It is electron deficient, so it can accept low pair of electron and behave as hewis acid


Option 1)

PH_{3}

 

 

 

Option 2)

B(CH_{3})_{3}

Option 3)

NaH

Option 4)

NF_{3}

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