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Amongst the given options which of the following molecules/ion acts as a Lewis acid?
ChemistryIonic EquilibriumNEETNEET 2023 (All India)
Options:
  • A OH-
  • B NH3
  • C H2O
  • D BF3
Solution:
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The correct answer is: BF3

Lewis Acids are the chemical species which have empty orbitals and are able to accept electron pairs from Lewis bases. BF3 has 6 electrons in the central metal atom, boron. Hence, it is electron deficient and is a Lewis acid. The other species OH-NH3 and H2O are not having any empty orbitals in them, instead they can donate lone pairs(Lewis bases).

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