Explain briefly why ammonia and oxygen molecules participate readily in coordinate bonding. Give an example for the formation of
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Answer:
Adduct, donate, accept
Explanation:
Lewis acids are those having suitable vacant orbital for electron acceptance and forming a covalent bond with an electron rich species. Example: (B has vacant 2p orbital for electron acceptance)
Lewis bases are those having energetically available unshared electrons that can be donated to an electron deficient species and form a covalent bond. Example: (N has energetically available lone pair)
So, product of Lewis acid-base reaction is an adduct () where a new covalent bond is formed between B and N.