For the following reaction: SO3+ H2O --> H2SO4 What is the Lewis acid? What is t

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For the following reaction: SO3+ H2O --> H2SO4
What is the Lewis acid? What is the Lewis base? Could this reaction be classified as an Arrhenius acid-base reaction? (Yes/no) Could this reaction be classified as a Brønsted-Lowery acid-base reaction? (Yes/no) sQuestion 14 (2 points) For the following reaction: so,+H2O H2SO4 What is the Lewis acid? s what is the Lewis base? could this reaction be classified as an Arrhenius acid-base reaction? (yes/no) ess could this reaction be classified as a Bronsted-Lowry acid-base reaction? (yes/no)

Explanation / Answer

A Lewis base is a compound or ionic species that can donate an electron pair to an acceptor compound. The acceptor compound is the Lewis acid.

The oxygen atom of the water molecule contains two lone pairs, so water (H2O) is a Lewis base,

while the sulfur atom in SO3 has only three electron regions, which makes SO3 is a Lewis acid.

c) no this is not Arrhenius acid-base reaction

Arrhenius acids form hydrogen ions in aqueous solution with Arrhenius bases forming hydroxide ions.

d)  yes this is Brønsted-Lowery acid-base reaction

The removal of a hydrogen ion from an acid produces its conjugate base, which is the acid with a hydrogen ion removed. The reception of a proton by a base produces its conjugate acid, which is the base with a hydrogen ion added.

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