Which of the followings are Lewis acids? H2O, BF3, H+, and

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Which of the followings are Lewis acids? H2O, BF3, H+, and NH4+

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selected Oct 8, 2017 by sanjeev
 
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Lewis acids are those acids which can accept a pair of electrons. For example, BF3, H+, and  NH4+ are Lewis acids. 

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