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A Lewis acid is a species which is an electron pair acceptor.
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How does nitric acid act as a base?
Acids or bases change character based on the solution in which they exist. For instance, HCl is a strong acid in water, but is a weak acid when dissolved in glacial acetic acid. This has to do with the proton affinity of the respective acids and bases. So, nitric acid may act as a base when placed in a solvent that has a lower proton affinity, i.e., the nitric acid will accept the proton as a Bronsted-Lowry base. I'm not as familiar with Lewis acids and bases, but Lewis bases donate electron pairs, and Lewis acids accept them. I'm sure there is a circumstance in which nitric acid will donate an electron pair to a Lewis acid.
What is true of a Lewis acid?
A Lewis acid accepts electron pairs.
Is H3BO3 an acid or a base?
No, it is a niether bronsted lowry base nor bronsted acid. It is a lewis acid because it can accept electron pairs. For this to be a bronsted lowry acid, it would have to donate a proton, which this molecule is incapable of due to its electronic deficiency. I hope this helps.
What defines an acid and a base?
Depending on the definition you use. An Arrhenius acid / base is one that gives a H+ / OH- ion when dissociated in water. A Bronsted-Lowry acid is a proton donor (since a hydrogen ion without its valence electron is a proton), while a Bronsted-Lowry base is defined as one which accepts a H+ ion from the acid. This helps explain why substances without OH- (Na2CO3) react with acids. A Lewis acid is one that can accept an electron pair, and a Lewis base is one which can donate an electron pair. As a result, a Lewis base is necessarily a Bronsted-Lowry base, though the converse may not be true
What is a Lewis acid?
A Lewis acid accepts an electron pair from a base. ---APEX--
Is acid a neutron excepter?
No. The words "acid" and "neutron" have little to nothing to do with each other. A Lewis acid is an electron acceptor.
How can you tell acid from the base?
The currently accepted theory is the Lewis acid-base theory A Lewis base is an electron donor and a Lewis acid is a electron acceptor. Whether a compound is acid or base may not be obvious at first and difficult to work out. There are rules for working this out but you probably dont have to know them Generally, all you would probably have to know is that an acid is a proton [H+] donor and a base is proton acceptor
How does nitric acid act as a base?
Acids or bases change character based on the solution in which they exist. For instance, HCl is a strong acid in water, but is a weak acid when dissolved in glacial acetic acid. This has to do with the proton affinity of the respective acids and bases. So, nitric acid may act as a base when placed in a solvent that has a lower proton affinity, i.e., the nitric acid will accept the proton as a Bronsted-Lowry base. I'm not as familiar with Lewis acids and bases, but Lewis bases donate electron pairs, and Lewis acids accept them. I'm sure there is a circumstance in which nitric acid will donate an electron pair to a Lewis acid.
Would the neutron also go with the proton in acid based reactions?
No, because Hydrogen is the element that reacts by either leaving it's proton from an acid or adding it's proton to a base and hydrogen does not have a neutron.
What is a true Lewis acid?
A Lewis acid accepts electron pairs.
What is true of a Lewis acid?
A Lewis acid accepts electron pairs.
Is H3BO3 an acid or a base?
No, it is a niether bronsted lowry base nor bronsted acid. It is a lewis acid because it can accept electron pairs. For this to be a bronsted lowry acid, it would have to donate a proton, which this molecule is incapable of due to its electronic deficiency. I hope this helps.
Lewis acid is what pair acceptor?
Lewis acid is an electron pair acceptor.
What defines an acid and a base?
Depending on the definition you use. An Arrhenius acid / base is one that gives a H+ / OH- ion when dissociated in water. A Bronsted-Lowry acid is a proton donor (since a hydrogen ion without its valence electron is a proton), while a Bronsted-Lowry base is defined as one which accepts a H+ ion from the acid. This helps explain why substances without OH- (Na2CO3) react with acids. A Lewis acid is one that can accept an electron pair, and a Lewis base is one which can donate an electron pair. As a result, a Lewis base is necessarily a Bronsted-Lowry base, though the converse may not be true
What is electron donor?
A proton donor is a molecule that donates it's protons to other molecules.
What is a Lewis acid?
A Lewis acid accepts an electron pair from a base. ---APEX--
What is true of Lewis acids?
A Lewis acid accepts electron pairs.
