Is "F"^(-) a Lewis acid?

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Shulgin ยท Truong-Son N.
Mar 27, 2018

No it's a base

Explanation:

So for a compound to be a lewis acid it has to be able to accept a lone pair of electrons (electron-pair acceptor) for instance H^+ and NH_4^+. So these compounds are able to release a proton (H^+) as a Bronsted-Lowry acid.

A lewis base is a substance that can donate a lone pair of electrons (electron-pair donor). For instance OH^- and F^-.

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