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Do you expect the carbon hydrides fo the type `(C_(n)H_(2n+2))` to act as 'Lewis' acid or base? Justify your answer.

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Carbon hydrides of the type `C_n H_(2n+2)` are electron precise hydrides. They have exact number of electrons required to form covalent bonds. Therefore, they have no tendency to either gain or lose electrons and hence they do not act as Lewis acids or Lewis bases.
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