Acidity of BF_3 can be explained on the basis of which of the followin

1.	Acidity of BF_3 can be explained on the basis of which of the following concepts ?
Answer» Arrhenius concept Bronsted Lowry concept Lewis concept Bronsted Lowry as well as Lewis concept. Solution :Lewis in 1923 DEFINED an acid as is the substance which accepts an electron PAIR and BASE which donates an electron pair. As `BF_3` is an electron DEFICIENT COMPOUND, hence, it is a Lewis acid.

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