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Acidity of BF_3 can be explained on the basis of which of the following concepts ?

Answer» <html><body><p>Arrhenius concept<br/>Bronsted Lowry concept<br/>Lewis concept<br/>Bronsted Lowry as well as Lewis concept.</p>Solution :Lewis in 1923 <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/defined-947013" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DEFINED">DEFINED</a> an acid as is the substance which accepts an electron <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/pair-1145723" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PAIR">PAIR</a> and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/base-892693" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BASE">BASE</a> which donates an electron pair. As `BF_3` is an electron <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/deficient-7361123" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DEFICIENT">DEFICIENT</a> <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/compound-926863" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COMPOUND">COMPOUND</a>, hence, it is a Lewis acid.</body></html>


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