Boron halides behave as Lewis acids because of their ......... nature.

Question

Boron halides behave as Lewis acids because of their ......... nature. (A) proton donor (B) covalent (C) electron deficient (D) ionising

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According to Lewis, the compound which can accept a lone pair of electron, are called acids. Boron halides, being electron deficient compounds, can accept a lone pair of electrons, so termed as Lewis acid.

Q. Boron halides behave as Lewis acids because of their ......... nature.

proton donor

covalent

electron deficient

ionising

According to Lewis, the compound which can accept a lone pair of electron, are called acids. Boron halides, being electron deficient compounds, can accept a lone pair of electrons, so termed as Lewis acid.