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Answer the following in brief : Ammonia serves as a Lewis base whereas AlCl3 is Lewis acid. Explain.

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Answer the following in brief :

Ammonia serves as a Lewis base whereas AlCl3 is Lewis acid. Explain.

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i. According to Lewis's theory, an acid is a substance that can accept a share in an electron pair. In the AlCl3 molecule, the octet of Al is incomplete. Therefore, it can accept an electron pair to complete its octet. Hence, AlCl3 acts as a Lewis acid.

ii. According to Lewis's theory, a base is a substance that can donate an electron pair. In the ammonia (NH3) molecule, the nitrogen atom has one lone pair of electrons to donate. Hence, NH3 acts as a Lewis base.

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अध्याय 3: Ionic Equilibria - Exercises [पृष्ठ ६२]

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अध्याय 3 Ionic Equilibria
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