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What are Lewis acids and bases? Give two...

What are Lewis acids and bases? Give two example for each.

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Lewis Base : A Lewis acid is a positive ion (or) an electron deficient molecule which accepts an electron pair.
Eg : ` BF_(3) , AICI_(3) , BeF_(2)`
Lewis base : A Lewis base is a anion (or ) neutral molecule with at least one lone pair of electrons that can donate an electron pair.
Eg : ` NH_(3) , R-NH_(2) , F^(-) , CI^(-)`
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