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What is the Lewis acid in the following reaction?

NH3 + BI3 → I3BNH3

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Answer:BI3

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

BI₃

Step-by-step explanation:

A Lewis acid is an electron-pair acceptor.

We can use Lewis structures to write the equation for the reaction, as shown below.

The B atom is accepting the lone pair electrons from the N atom to form the B-N bond.

The BI₃ is the Lewis acid.

What is the Lewis acid in the following reaction? NH3 + BI3 → I3BNH3-example-1
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