Carbon hydrides of the type, $C_{n} H_{2 n + 2}$ do not act as Lewis acid or Lewis base.They behave as normal carbon hydrides because:

carbon hydrides are electron-rich hydrides

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carbon hydrides are electron-deficient hydrides

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carbon hydrides are electron-precise hydrides

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carbon hydrides are non-stoichiometric hydrides.

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The correct option is C carbon hydrides are electron-precise hydrides
Carbon hydrides with general formula $C_{n} H_{2 n + 2}$ are electron-precise hydrides like $C H_{4}$ . They have a complete octet and they do not have lone pair of electrons. Hence they neither donate nor accept electron pairs. They do not behave as Lewis acid or Lewis base.

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Do you expect the carbon hydrides of the type $(C_{n} H_{2 n + 2})$ to act as 'Lewis' acid or base? Justify your answer.

Electron-rich hydrides has excess electrons that are present as

H_{2}

H_{2} O

L i A l H_{4}

B F_{3}

B_{2} H_{6}

P H_{3}

C H_{4}

H F

C H_{4}

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