Chemistry, asked by hany41, 11 months ago

is BF3 an acid or base ???​

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Answered by Anonymous
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A Lewis acid can accept a pair of electrons from a Lewis base. The boron in BF3 is electron poor and has an empty orbital, so it can accept a pair of electrons, making it a Lewis acid. A Lewis acid is defined as an electron-pair acceptor. So for something to act as a Lewis acid, it needs to want electrons.

Answered by siyaripl
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Explanation:

A Lewis acid can accept a pair of electrons from a Lewis base. The boron in BF3 is electron poor and has an empty orbital, so it can accept a pair of electrons, making it a Lewis acid. A Lewis acid is defined as an electron-pair acceptor. So for something to act as a Lewis acid, it needs to want electrons.

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