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30 November, 03:47

Can Hydrocyanic acid be a Lewis Acid? What about a Lewis Base?

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  1. 30 November, 04:05
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    HCN is a Bronsted acid; it can dissociate into H + and CN-. And H + is a Lewis acid because it accepts election pairs ... In order for H + and CN - to be formed, Hydrogen in HCN donates its electrons to Carbon. So in this sense, Hydrogen is the lewis base and Carbon is the lewis acid.
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