Do you expect the carbon hydrides of the type C_n H_(2n+2)to act as .Lewis. acid or base ? Justify your answer.

Do you expect the carbon hydrides of the type C_n H_(2n+2)to act as .L

1.	Do you expect the carbon hydrides of the type C_n H_(2n+2)to act as .Lewis. acid or base ? Justify your answer.
Answer» Solution :Carbon hydrides of type `(C_n H_(2n+2))`are electron precise hydrides. In other words, they have EXACT NUMBER of electrons required to FORM covalent bonds. Therefore, they do not have any tendency to either gain or lose electrons and hence they neither ACT as lewis acids nor lewis bases.