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प्रश्न
Explain why the following compounds behave as Lewis acids?
BCl3
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उत्तर
BCL3 is an electron-deficient compound because it has 6 electrons in its outermost orbital and a vacant p orbital. Hence, it acts as Lewis acid and accepts a lone pair of electrons.
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