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Acidity of BF3 can be explained on which of the following concepts?
ChemistryIonic EquilibriumNEET
Options:
  • A Arrhenius concept
  • B Bronsted Lowry concept
  • C Lewis concept
  • D Bronsted Lowry as well as Lewis concept
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Lewis concept
According to Lewis concept, acid can accept pair of electrons and base can donate a pair of electron. Thus, as BF3 has six electrons in its valence shell, so accept an electrons pair and acts as Lewis acid.

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