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Amongst the given options which of the following molecules/ion acts as a Lewis acid?
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Lewis Acids are the chemical species which have empty orbitals and are able to accept electron pairs from Lewis bases. has electrons in the central metal atom, boron. Hence, it is electron deficient and is a Lewis acid. The other species , and are not having any empty orbitals in them, instead they can donate lone pairs(Lewis bases).
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