Which of the following is considered a Lewis acid or a Lewis base.
I-
H2O
BCl3
NH3
OH-
H+
CO2
SO2
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Do you want A substance that can be both a Lewis acid AND a Lewis base or do you want to classify each material listed as a Lewis acid or Lewis base.
each material listed, sorry for not being specific.
Draw the Lewis electron dot structure and it will help you decide.
A Lewis acid is an electron pair acceptor. A Lewis base is an electron pair donator.
I^- has any of four pairs to donate.
BCl3 is one of those compounds with too few electrons (it doesn't obey the rule of eight) and it can accept a pair of electrons.
NH3 has a pair of unused electrons it can donate.
You look at the others.
A Lewis acid is an electron pair acceptor. A Lewis base is an electron pair donator.
I^- has any of four pairs to donate.
BCl3 is one of those compounds with too few electrons (it doesn't obey the rule of eight) and it can accept a pair of electrons.
NH3 has a pair of unused electrons it can donate.
You look at the others.
Def, have a better understanding.
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