Lewis Acids
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Lewis Acids
I'm a little confused about this. In my notes I wrote that a species that accepts an electron pair is a lewis acid, but if it accepts an electron, doesn't it get more negative, or basic? Wouldn't a lewis acid be a species that accepts an H+?
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Re: Lewis Acids
I remember it as a base will take electrons while an acid will receive electrons (I use bronsted definition).
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Re: Lewis Acids
I like using both definitions simultaneously because they complement each other well and can be depicted in an actual acid-base reaction.
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