BF3, PF3, CF4, SiF4, PF5. How many can neither act like a Lewis acid nor like a Lewis base
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BF3 …. Lewis acid …… less than octetSiF4 …. Lewis acid …… can expand octetPF5 …. Lewis acid …… can expand octetPF3 …. 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.