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Do you expect the carbon hydrides of the type (C_nH_2n+2) to act as 'Lewis' acid or base? Justify your answer.

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For carbon hydrides of type C_nH_2n+2, the following hydrides are possible for

n = 1 ⇒ CH₄

n = 2 ⇒ C₂H₆

n = 3 ⇒ C₃H₈

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For a hydride to act as a Lewis acid i.e., electron accepting, it should be electron-deficient. Also, for it to act as a Lewis base i.e., electron donating, it should be electron-rich.

Taking C₂H₆ as an example, the total number of electrons are 14 and the total covalent bonds are seven. Hence, the bonds are regular 2e^- ^-2 centered bonds.

Hence, hydride C₂H₆ has sufficient electrons to be represented by a conventional Lewis structure. Therefore, it is an electron-precise hydride, having all atoms with complete octets. Thus, it can neither donate nor accept electrons to act as a Lewis acid or Lewis base.

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