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Question
Which of these is not likely to act as Lewis base?
Options
BF3
PF3
CO
F–
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Solution
BF3
Explanation:
BF3 → electron deficient → Lewis acid
PF3 → electron rich → Lewis base
CO → having lone pair of electron → Lewis base
F– → unshared pair of electron → lewis base
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