The electronic configuration of silver is#[Kr] 4d^(10) 5s^(1)#.so it requires only one electron to attain stable configuration.So why does it act as a Lewis acid?

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anor277
Jun 23, 2018

And by the same token OXIDATION gives #[Kr]4d^10# or #[Kr]4d^9#

Explanation:

Now metals are generally electron-rich species, the which act as reducing agents to give positive ions... Silver, #Z=47#, commonly forms #Ag^+#, #4d^10#, and #Ag^(2+)#, #4d^9# ions... Octet configurations can rarely be invoked for elements with filled or partially-filled #"d-electrons"#...the #Ag(+I)# oxidation state is reasonably stable....

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