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Question
Classify the following species into Lewis acids and Lewis bases.
| Cl- | |
| `"NH"_4^+` | |
| BCl3 | |
| NH3 |
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Solution
| Cl- | Lewis base |
| `"NH"_4^+` | Lewis acid |
| BCl3 | Lewis acid |
| NH3 | Lewis base |
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