JEE Main Chemistry question

The main factor responsible for the weak acidic nature of the bonds in is:

(A)Large electronegativity of F
(B)Three centred two electron bonds in
(C) back bonding
(D) back bondingCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Despite fluorine's high electronegativity (which would be expected to enhance Lewis acidity), is in fact the weakest Lewis acid among the boron trihalides because the small, well-matched fluorine

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