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Lewis Acids and Bases
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Flowers, Paul Neth, Edward J. Robinson, William R. Theopold, Klaus H. Langley, Richard J. |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | Gilbert Lewis (1875 1946) proposed a third theory of acids and bases that is even more general than either the Arrhenius or Brønsted-Lowry theories. A Lewis acid is a substance that accepts a pair of electrons to form a covalent bond. A Lewis base is a substance that donates a pair of electrons to form a covalent bond. So, a Lewis acid-base reaction is represented by the transfer of a pair of electrons from a base to an acid. A hydrogen ion, which lacks any electrons, accepts a pair of electrons. It is an acid under both the Brønsted-Lowry and Lewis definitions. Ammonia consists of a nitrogen atom as the central atom with a lone pair of electrons. The reaction between ammonia and the hydrogen ion can be depicted as shown in the figure below. |
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| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |