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noun
- 1. a compound or ionic species which can accept an electron pair from a donor compound.
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- Lewis acids and bases
Chemical bond theory involving the transfer of an electronic pair from the donor to the acceptor
A Lewis acid is a chemical species that contains an empty orbital which is capable of accepting an electron pair from a Lewis base to form a Lewis adduct. A Lewis base, then, is any species that has a filled orbital containing an electron pair which is not involved in bonding but may form a dative bond with a Lewis acid to form a Lewis adduct. For example, NH3 is a Lewis base, because it can donat... Wikipedia
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