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Which of the following are the limitations of Lewis theory? 

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a

The acidic nature of substances that do not contain hydrogen cannot be explained. 

b

This theory could not explain the general neutralization reactions involving the formation of salt and water. 

c

Theory was confined only to aqueous solutions. It could not explain the nature of acidic and basic substances in gas phase or in non-aqueous solutions. 

d

It could not explain the neutralization reactions that do not involve any transfer of protons. 

answer is A.

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Lewis’s theory could not explain the general neutralization reactions involving the formation of salt and water. 

The acidic nature of substances that do not contain hydrogen cannot be explained by Bronsted-Lowry’s theory. 

Lewis’s theory could explain the neutralization reactions that do not involve any transfer of protons. 

Arrhenius’s theory was confined only to aqueous solutions. It could not explain the nature of acidic and basic substances in gas phase or in non-aqueous solutions. 

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