Question:
Why does boron triflouride behave as a Lewis acid ?
Answer:
Lewis Acid are able to accept electrons. Boron in Boron Trifluoride only contains 6 electrons, thus making it able to receive 2 more electrons to complete is octet. Also, Boron is an exception that it is stable with a sixtet, which makes it BF3 a neutral molecule.t
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