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Acidity of BF(3) can be explained on ths...

Acidity of `BF_(3)` can be explained on ths basis of which of the follwoing concepts?

A

Arrhenius concept

B

Bronsted Lowry concep

C

Lewis concept

D

Bronsted Lowry as well as Lewis concept

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The correct Answer is:
C
GN Lewis in 1923 defined an acid as a species which accepts an electron pair and base which donates an electron pair. As `BF_(3)` is an electron deficient compound, hence, it is a Lewis acid.
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