Answer to Question #50448 in Chemistry for meagan

Question #50448
2NH3 + Ag+ Ag(NH3)2+

What is the Lewis acid in this equation?
What is the Lewis base in this equation?
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Expert's answer
2015-01-21T10:00:44-0500
A Lewis base is any species that donates a pair of electrons to a Lewis acid to form a Lewis adduct.
In this example NH3 is the Lewis base, it donates a pair of electrons to free orbital of Ag+, which is the Lewis acid in this equation.
Ag+ is the Lewis acid in this equation
NH3 is the Lewis base in this equation

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