Chemistry, asked by aleeva9086, 1 month ago

Why is BBr3 a stronger Lewis acid as compared to BF3 though F is more electronegative than Br?

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Answered by TheMysticalStar
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For a substance to act as a Lewis acid, it should contain vacant orbitals. Here bromine having atomic number 35 has more vacant orbitals than fluorine(atomic number 9). Therefore BBr3 is a stronger lewis acid than bf3.

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