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all lewis bases are bronsted bases but all lewis acids are not bronsted acids. explain?

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Lewis acids are those acids which have deficiency of electron pair while Bronsted acid are those acids which are formed by the gain of protons by the base. Thus we cannot say that all Lewis acid are Bronsted acid.

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