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Engineering Chemistry · Q6

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Engineering and GATE · Engineering Chemistry · question 6

Q6

The Lewis acidity of BF3 is less than BCl3 even though fluorine is more electronegative than chlorine. It is due to

A.
stronger 2p (B) - 2p (F) σ-bonding
B.
stronger 2p (B) - 2p (F) π-bonding
Answer
C.
stronger 2p (B) - 3p (Cl) σ-bonding
D.
stronger 2p (B)- 3p (Cl) π-bonding

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
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