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Is NH3 a Lewis acid or base?


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According to Lewis, a base is a substance that can donate a lone pair of electrons and acid is a substance that can accept lone pair of electrons.

Ammonia(NH3) is a base because it has a lone pair of electrons and can donate to an electron-deficient compound.

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Hence, ammonia (NH3) is a lewis base.


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