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Which of the following is a Lewis acid but not a Bronsted acid? A)AICI4- B)H3C-O-CH3 C)H3O+...

Which of the following is a Lewis acid but not a Bronsted acid? A)AICI4- B)H3C-O-CH3 C)H3O+ D)BF3

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A Bronsted acid is a species which can loose a proton A Lewis acid is an electron pair acceptor. It is an electron deficient species. It should contain one or more vacant orbitals into which electron pair can be donated Out of the given species, BFy is a Lewis acid which can accept an electron pair, since it is an electron deficient species but it cannot donate a proton since it does not have H atoms ANS = D) BF3I hope it helps If you have any query please post it in the comment section below. I will be happy to help. Please thumbs up if you like the answer. It will really inspire me.

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