Which of the species below can act as a lewis base? bf3 nf3 oh - alcl3?

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Gaven Lowery

Chemistry

17 November, 01:54

Which of the species below can act as a lewis base? bf3 nf3 oh - alcl3?

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Amara Adkins · Answer 1

Among BF₃, NF₃, OH⁻ and ALCl₃ both NF₃ and OH⁻ acts as a lewis base.

Explaination:

According to lewis theory of acid and base, base is a specie which has either lone pair of electrons or is negatively charged. So, in the given compounds Nitrogen trifluoride contain lone pair of electron on nitrogen and Hydroxide contains a negative charge on oxygen. And botha are capable to donate these electrons to a lewis acid (electrophiles).