Identify the Lewis acid and Lewis base from among the reactants in the equation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fe3+ (aq) + 6H2O (l) = Fe(H2O)63+ (aq)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The correct answer and explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n In the given chemical reaction:<\/p>\n\n\n\n [ The Lewis acid-base theory<\/strong>, proposed by Gilbert N. Lewis, defines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n This theory focuses on electron pair transfer rather than proton exchange (as in the Br\u00f8nsted-Lowry definition).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thus, Fe\u00b3\u207a acts as a Lewis acid<\/strong> because it accepts<\/strong> electron pairs from water molecules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When Fe\u00b3\u207a is added to water, it gets surrounded by six<\/strong> water molecules, forming the hexaaquairon(III) complex<\/strong> ([Fe(H_2O)_6]^{3+}). Each water molecule donates an electron pair<\/strong> to Fe\u00b3\u207a, creating Fe\u2013O coordinate covalent bonds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this reaction:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Identify the Lewis acid and Lewis base from among the reactants in the equation. Fe3+ (aq) + 6H2O (l) = Fe(H2O)63+ (aq) The correct answer and explanation is : Identifying the Lewis Acid and Lewis Base In the given chemical reaction: [\\text{Fe}^{3+} (aq) + 6H_2O (l) \\rightarrow \\text{Fe(H}_2O)_6^{3+} (aq)] Explanation Understanding Lewis Acid and Lewis […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-201072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201072\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Identifying the Lewis Acid and Lewis Base<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\\text{Fe}^{3+} (aq) + 6H_2O (l) \\rightarrow \\text{Fe(H}_2O)_6^{3+} (aq)
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Explanation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Understanding Lewis Acid and Lewis Base<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Why Fe\u00b3\u207a is a Lewis Acid?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Why H\u2082O is a Lewis Base?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Formation of the Complex Ion [Fe(H\u2082O)\u2086]\u00b3\u207a<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Conclusion<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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This illustrates a classic example of Lewis acid-base interaction leading to the formation of a complex ion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"