Medium MCQ +4 / -1 PYQ · JEE Mains 2021

Which of the following compound CANNOT act as a Lewis base?

  1. A SF<sub>4</sub>
  2. B NF<sub>3</sub>
  3. C ClF<sub>3</sub>
  4. D PCl<sub>5</sub> Correct answer

Solution

NF<sub>3</sub> has no vacant orbital neither in nitrogen nor in fluorine so it cannot accept the electron &amp; hence cannot acts as lewis acid and but for PCl<sub>5</sub> P has no L.P &amp; hence it cannot acts as base but ClF3 (3 B.P + 2 L.P) &amp; SF<sub>4</sub> (4 B.P + 1 L.P)

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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Equilibrium · Topic: Chemical Equilibrium and Kc, Kp

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