Classifythe following species into Lewis acids and Lewis bases and show how theseact as Lewis acid/base : (a) OH^(-) " " (b) F^(-) " " (c)H^(+) " " (d)BCl_(3)

Classifythe following species into Lewis acids and Lewis bases and sho

1.	Classifythe following species into Lewis acids and Lewis bases and show how theseact as Lewis acid/base : (a) OH^(-) " " (b) F^(-) " " (c)H^(+) " " (d)BCl_(3)
Answer» SOLUTION :(a) `OH^(-)` can donate electron pair. Hence, it is a Lewisbase (b) `F^(-)` can also donate electron pair. Hence, it is a Lewis base (c) `H^(+)` can accept electron pair. Hence, it is a Lewis acid (d) `BCl_(3)` is deficient is electrons. Hence, it can accept electron pair and is, therefore, a Lewis acid.