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A compound accepts electrons from another substance to form a covalent bond. Which term best describes this compound’s behavior?
Lewis acid
Arrhenius base
Bronsted-Lowry acid
Bronsted-Lowry base
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Lewis acid
A Lewis acid is defined as an electron-pair acceptor that forms a covalent bond by accepting an electron pair from another species. (Bronsted–Lowry definitions concern proton transfer, and Arrhenius bases produce OH− in water.)
A Lewis acid is defined as an electron-pair acceptor that forms a covalent bond by accepting an electron pair from another species. (Bronsted–Lowry definitions concern proton transfer, and Arrhenius bases produce OH− in water.)
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