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Transcribed Image Text:31) The F-ion can react with BF3, forming the BF4 anion. In this reaction,
A) the F-ion is a Brønsted-Lowry base, accepting a proton from the BF3 molecule.
B) the F-ion is a Brønsted-Lowry acid, donating a proton to the BF3 molecule.
C) the BF3 molecule acts as a Lewis base, donating an electron pair to the F- ion to form a
coordinate covalent bond.
D) the BF3 molecule acts as a Lewis acid, accepting an electron pair from the F-ion to form a
coordinate covalent bond.
E) the F-ion is a Lewis base, donating a proton to the BF3 molecule.
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