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ChemistryIonic EquilibriumpH of Strong and Weak Acids and BasesEasy2 minPYQ_2020
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Which equilibrium can be described as an acid-base reaction using the Lewis acid-base definition, but not using Bronsted-Lowry definition?

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Answer:
C
Solution:

According to Lewis acid-base concept, bases are electron pair donor and acids are electron pair acceptor. In reaction
4NH3+[Cu(H2O)4]2+⇌[Cu(NH3)4]2++4H2O
NH3molecules donates electron pairs, so it is a Lewis base andCu2+accepts the electron pairs donated by theNH3molecules, so it acts as Lewis acid.

Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:ChemistryTopic:Ionic EquilibriumSubtopic:pH of Strong and Weak Acids and Bases
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