Q. Boron halides behave as Lewis acids because of their ……… nature.
A) Proton donor
B) Covalent
C) Electron deficient
D) Ionising
Explanation
(c)
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.
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