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Q.

BF3, PF3, CF4, SiF4, PF5. How many can neither act like a Lewis acid nor like a Lewis base

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1

b

2

c

3

d

4

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

BF3 ….  Lewis acid …… less than octet
SiF4  ….  Lewis acid …… can expand octet
PF5 ….  Lewis acid …… can expand octet
PF3 ….  Lewis base …… contains a lone pair on central atom, can also act as Lewis acid due to availability of vacant d-orbital.
CF4 ….. Not a Lewis acid …… cannot expand valency.
CF4 ….. Not a Lewis base …… No lone pair on central atom.
 

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