Will you expect ammonia to act as a Lewis acid or lewis base?justify your answer
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Explanation:
Lewis Acid: Electron pair acceptor
Lewis base: Electron pair donor
Ammonia (NH₃) have one lone pair of electrons to donate. Hence it acts as Lewis base. Also, it has no vacant d-orbitals to accept lone pair of electrons from others. Hence it can’t acts as Lewis acid.
An example where NH₃ is acting as Electron pair donor is in the image attached.
Explanation:
Lewis Acid: Electron pair acceptor
Lewis base: Electron pair donor
Ammonia (NH₃) have one lone pair of electrons to donate. Hence it acts as Lewis base. Also, it has no vacant d-orbitals to accept lone pair of electrons from others. Hence it can’t acts as Lewis acid.
An example where NH₃ is acting as Electron pair donor is in the image attached.
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