Lewis Acids and Bases

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• What ions hydrolyze in aqueous solutions?
• How can water be a lewis base?
• How do you predict lewis acid / base reactions?
• Why are lewis bases good ligands?
• Why are weak lewis bases strong nucleophiles?
• Why is #CO_2# a lewis acid?
• Why is #"C"l^-# a Lewis base?
• Why is #FeBr_3# a lewis acid?
• Why is FeCl3 a Lewis acid?
• Why is #ZnCl_2# a lewis acid?
• What are some examples of Lewis acids?
• What is a Lewis base?
• What are some examples of Lewis bases?
• What is an example of a Lewis base practice problem?
• How do Lewis acids react?
• How can I identify a Lewis base?
• How can I identify a Lewis acid base reaction?
• Why is ammonia a Lewis base?
• Why are amines Lewis bases?
• Why are nucleophiles Lewis bases?
• Why is BCl3 a Lewis acid?
• Why is CaO a Lewis base?
• Why is CO a Lewis base?
• Why is MgO a Lewis base?
• Why is F a Lewis base?
• Why is NaOH a Lewis base?
• Why is SO3 a Lewis acid?
• Why can water be a Lewis base?
• Question #0ad8e
• Question #fc785
• How does #"boric acid"#, #H_3BO_3# behave in water?
• Which is a better Lewis acid, #"AlCl"_3# or #"BCl"_3#?
• In the reaction of aluminum bromide with ionized sodium bromide, which compound is the Lewis acid?
• What is an innocent ligand vs. a non-innocent ligand?
• How do we know whether a given species can act as a Lewis base or a Lewis acid?
• Question #0179e
• Why can water be a Lewis base?
• How do we assess the strength of an acid?
• What is a #"Lewis-acid"#? Of #NCl_3#, #NH_3#, #PCl_3# and #AlCl_3#, which is the likely Lewis-acid?
• Question #553cf
• Where is #"FeCl"_3# used? Is it a Lewis acid or base?
• How do classify the behaviour of water as an acid?
• Question #1628a
• Question #edbe0
• Which of these is the best Lewis acid?
• List examples of positive and negative ligands?
• Are all hydroxides basic? What makes a base basic, and an acid acidic?