In describing the bonding in coordination compounds Lewis proposed that ______ were acids and ______ were bases.
A) electrons, metal ions
B) electron pairs, ligands
C) ligands, metal ions
D) metal ions, ligands
E) ligands, electron pairs

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In Lewis acid-base theory, Lewis acids are electron pair acceptors and Lewis bases are electron pair donors. In coordination compounds, metal ions (Lewis acids) accept electron pairs from ligands (Lewis bases) to form coordinate covalent bonds.

In Describing the Bonding in Coordination Compounds Lewis Proposed That