BF3 does not have proton but still acts as an acid and reacts with NH3. Why is it so? What type of bond is formed between the two?
BF3 does not have proton but still acts as an acid and reacts with NH3. Why is it so? What type of bond is formed between the two?
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Ans: BF3 does not have a proton but still it acts as a Lewis acid as it is an electron pair acceptor and reacts with NH3by accepting its lone pair of electrons. The reaction can be represented by Coordinate bond is formed between BF3 and NH3. It can be represented as-
[ BF3 ← :NH3]
Nitrogen acts as lone pair donator in this combination
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