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Q. Which of the following is the strongest Lewis acid?

J & K CETJ & K CET 2002

Solution:

The order of acid strength of Lewis acids, (i.e., boron trihalides) is as:
$B I_{2}>B B r_{3} >B C l_{3}>B F_{3}$ because the acid strength increases with increasing atomic size (or going down in periodic table.)