Classify the following species into Lewis acids and Lewis bases and show how these act as Lewis acid/base:
Classify the following species into Lewis acids and Lewis bases and show how these act as Lewis acid/base: (a) OH–
(b) F –
(c) H+
(d) BCl3.
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(a) OH– is a Lewis base since it can donate its lone pair of electrons.
(b) F – is a Lewis base since it can donate a pair of electrons.
(c) H+ is a Lewis acid since it can accept a pair of electrons.
(d) BCl3 is a Lewis acid since it can accept a pair of electrons.
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