Lewis acid and bases

[Sophia Dinh 1D]

How can you tell a Lewis acid or base?

[VioletKo3F]

Lewis acids accept an electron pair while lewis bases donate an electron pair. If a molecule has unbonded electron pairs, it can be a lewis base by donating an electron. If a molecule's valence shells are not filled, it can accept an electron and act as a lewis acid.

[Matthew ILG 1L]

Lewis acids and bases are defined in terms of being able to accept or donate electron pairs, while Bronsted Lowry acids and bases are defined in terms of being able to accept or donate hydrogen ions ( H+ )

[Brandon Valafar]

Lewis acid accepts electron pair, and lewis base donates electron pair.

[Amir Bayat]

A Lewis acid is a proton donor while a Lewis base is a proton acceptor.

[Kaylee Clarke 1G]

Lewis acids donate a proton (Hplus) and Lewis bases accept a proton.