Both acid and base..?
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Samantha Pamintuan 1A
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Both acid and base..?
Hi! I was just wondering if there will ever be an instance when a molecule could be either a lewis acid or lewis base. If so, why? Thanks!
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Austin Phung 2C
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Re: Both acid and base..?
Yes, a molecule can act as both an Lewis acid and base if it can both donate and receive a lone pair. An example of this is water which can either accept or receive depending on the reaction.
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