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BCl(3) behaves as a Lewis acid Give reas...

`BCl_(3)` behaves as a Lewis acid Give reason.

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`BCl_(3)` is an electron deficient compounds since B atom has only six electrons in the valence shell. To complete its octet, it can accept an electron pair and hence acts as a Lewis acid.
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