alleryStart learning →In Lewis acid-base chemistry, the species donating the electron pair is the:
ALewis ligand
BLewis base
CLewis acid
DLewis adduct
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Lewis base
1. Donor and acceptor take opposite labels under the Lewis scheme.
2. The species donating the electron pair that composes the bond is a Lewis base.
3. The species accepting the electron pair is a Lewis acid.
4. The product of the reaction is a Lewis acid-base adduct.
_Source: OpenStax Chemistry 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 15 'Equilibria of Other Reaction Classes', sections 15.1-15.3_
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