Which of the following is Lewis base: AlCl3, CO, CO2, or BF3?

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Which of the following is Lewis base: AlCl3, CO, CO2, or BF3?

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Answer 1 · 2015-12-28T20:14:13

#"CO"#

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#"AlCl"_3# , #"BF"_3# , and #"CO"_2# are Lewis acids, as they accept a pair of electrons from another species during the formation of a co-ordinate bond. Therefore, the Lewis base here is #"CO"#.

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