All bronsted bases are also Lewis base Explain.
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Justify the statement: All Bronsted bases are Lewis bases, but all Bronsted acids are not Lewis acids. (i)All Bronsted bases are also Lewis bases: According to Bronsted concept, the base is a substance which accepts a proton. According to Lewis concept, a base is a substance which can donate a pair of electron.
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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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