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Which of the following is not Lewis acidA. `AlCl_(3).6H_(2)O`B. `AlCl_(3)`C. `SnCl_(4)`D. `FeCl_(3)`

Answer» Correct Answer - A
`AlCl_(3)` acts as a lewis acid as central atom Al has incomplete octet. `SnCl_(4)` and `FeCl_(3)` act as lewis acid because Sn and Fe both have empty d - orbitals.
`AlCl_(3)` is `sp^(2)` hybridised, i.e., it has vacant one 3p orbital and five 3d orbitals. But in `AlCl_(3).6H_(2)O` one vacant 3p orbital and five vacant 3d orbitals are filled by the electron pair of oxygen. So `AlCl_(3).6H_(2)O` cannot act as a lewis acid.


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