All bronsted bases are also Lewis base but all Bronsted acids are not Lewis acid. Explain.
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all bronsted acids are Lewis acids too. Who said so??
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❤. Bronsted base is a proton acceptor.
❤. Lewis base is an electron pair donor.
❤ NH3 is a Bronsted base it can accept a proton.
❤. In accepting a proton, it donates an electron pair.
Thus, a Bronsted base, to accept a proton must donate an electron pair.
so all the Bronsted bases are lewis bases.
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