Exercise 6.5  [ENDORSED]

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Barbara Soliman 1G
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Exercise 6.5

Postby Barbara Soliman 1G » Fri Dec 03, 2021 1:19 am

Could someone please explain why SO3 is the lewis acid and H2O2 is the lewis base? Thanks!
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Ethan Cheng 2k
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Re: Exercise 6.5  [ENDORSED]

Postby Ethan Cheng 2k » Fri Dec 03, 2021 2:38 am

The S in SO3 only has 3 atoms attached to it and can accept another pair of electrons so that it has 4 atoms bonded to it. One of the oxygen atoms in H202 provides this pair of electrons that forms a coordinate covalent bond with the S.
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