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Why acc to lewis throry acids are electron pair acceptors while acc to bronsted theory they are proton doners?

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Protons are opposite charges and electrons are negative charges. So proton donars (H⁺) are acids Ex., HSO₄^- and electron acceptors are acids. Ex., BF₃

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