why baCl3 is a Lewis acid ?
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The central atom in BCl3 (that is Boron, in trivalent state) has only six electrons around it — it is electron deficient and accepts electrons to complete it's octet. Therefore it acts as a Lewis acid by accepting electrons.
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lewis acid is an electron pair accepter (electrophilic) and bacl3 is lewis acid
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