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Which one of the following molecular hydrides acts as a Lewis acid?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

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A Lewis acid is an electron pair acceptor. (Diborane) is an electron-deficient molecule (it doesn't have enough electrons to form standard 2-center-2-electron bonds for all atoms). It acts as a Lewis acid by accepting electron pairs from bases. is electron-precise, while and are Lewis bases (electron-rich).

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Which one of the following molecular hydrides acts as a Lewis acid?
A
B
C
D

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