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Which is a characteristic of a Lewis base?
It behaves as the electron donor.
It behaves as the electron acceptor.
It donates a hydrogen ion to other compounds.
It increases the concentration of hydrogen ions.

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It behaves as the electron donor.

A Lewis base is defined as an electron-pair donor (often a species with a lone pair). A Lewis acid is an electron-pair acceptor. (The other options describe Brønsted–Lowry/Arrhenius acid behavior.)