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Classify each of the following as a Lewis acid or a Lewis base:

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A Lewis acid is an electron pair acceptor. A Lewis base is an electron pair donor.

Thus which donates electrons are lewis base and which accepts electrons are lewis acid.

1. CN = lewis base and C3H9B = lewis Acid

2.  H20 (rich in electrons => will donate) = lewis base and Fe3+((deficit in electrons => will accept)) = lewis Acid

3. OH- = lewis base and H+ = lewis Acid

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