NEETChemistryHydrogen
Do you expect the carbon hydrides of the type (C n H 2n+2 ) to act as ‘Lewis’ acid or base?
Options
- ALewis acid, because they readily accept electron pairs from other molecules.
- BNeither Lewis acid nor Lewis base because these carbon hydrides are electron-precise hydrides and they contain
- CLewis base, because they readily accept electron pairs from other molecules.
- 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.