Consider the following reaction: AgBr(s)+ 2CN^-(aq) \(\to\0 Ag(CN)₂^-(aq)+ Br^-(aq) The species that are acting as a Lewis acid and Lewis base,respectively,are A)AgBr and Ag(CN)₂^- B)Ag(CN)₂^- and Ag⁺ C)Ag⁺ and Br^- D)Br^- and CN^- E)Ag⁺ and CN^-

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In Lewis acid-base theory, a Lewis acid is an electron pair acceptor, and a Lewis base is an electron pair donor. In the given reaction, Ag+ (from the dissociation of AgBr in the reaction) acts as a Lewis acid because it can accept an electron pair, and CNS- acts as a Lewis base because it donates an electron pair to form Ag(CN)2-.

Consider the Following Reaction: AgBr(s)+ 2CN-(aq) \(\To\0 Ag(CN)2-(aq)+ Br-(aq) the Species That Are Acting as a Species

Consider the Following Reaction: AgBr(s)+ 2CN^-(aq) \(\To\0 Ag(CN)₂^-(aq)+ Br^-(aq)
the Species That Are Acting as a Species