For each of the following, identify the lewis acid and the Lewis base:
a) 4NH3 + Zn2+ --> [Zn[NH3)4]2+
b) 2Cl- + BeCl2 --> [BeCl4]2-
c) Mg2+ + 6H2O --> [Mg(H2O)6]2+
a) acid = Zn2+ base = NH3
b) acid = BeCl2 base = Cl-
c) acid = Mg2+ base = H2O
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Acids and Bases
- Which of the following reactions represents and acid-base reaction according to Lewis theory but not according to Bronsted-Lowry theory?
- Which of the following could not act as a ligand in a complex ion with a transition metal?
- How can all Bronsted-Lowry acid-base reactions be classified under Lewis, but Lewis cannot be classified under Bronsted Lowry?