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Do you expect the carbon hydrides of the type (C n H 2n+2 ) to act as ‘Lewis’ acid or base?

Options

  1. ALewis acid, because they readily accept electron pairs from other molecules.
  2. BNeither Lewis acid nor Lewis base because these carbon hydrides are electron-precise hydrides and they contain
  3. CLewis base, because they readily accept electron pairs from other molecules.
  4. DLewis base, because they readily donate electron pairs to other molecules.

Correct answer

B. Neither Lewis acid nor Lewis base because these carbon hydrides are electron-precise hydrides and they contain

Step-by-step solution

Correct Option is : (B) Neither Lewis acid nor Lewis base because these carbon hydrides are electron-precise hydrides and they contain sufficient valence electrons to form covalent bonds.

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