MEDIUMMCQ SINGLEIChO (Chemistry Olympiad)Physical ChemistryIonic equilibriumPrevious Year Questions

Which of the following molecules acts as Lewis’s acid? (AIPMT 2009)

Answer
A
Explanation

3 3 B CH is 2 sp   hybridized  with  trigonal  planar structure.  The  central  atom  present  in  these  have incomplete  octet  due  to  shortage  of  electrons. Therefore,  it  can  accept  electrons  from  any  Lewis’s base and can act as Lewis’s acid.

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