Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 15 - Sections 15.1-15.12 - Exercises - Problems by Topic - Page 748: 125a

Answer

Lewis acid: $Fe^{3+}$ Lewis base: $H_2O$

Work Step by Step

1. Identify the reactants, and if can act as a base, acid, or both. $Fe^{3+}$: It is a cation of a highly positive small metal. Therefore it can act only as a Lewis acid. $H_2O$: Can act as a Lewis base (Lone pairs in the oxygen) or a Lewis acid (Hydrogens that can receive a lone pair to make a bond). 2. Therefore, since $Fe^{3+}$ can act only as an acid, $H_2O$ will have to behave as a Lewis base.
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