JEE Main Chemistry question

The basic character of amines can be explained

(A)In terms of the Lewis and Arrhenius concepts
(B)Only in terms of the Lowry-Bronsted concept
(C)In terms of the Lewis and Lowry-Bronsted conceptsCorrect
(D)Only in terms of the Lewis concept

Answer: (C)

Solution

An amine acts as a Bronsted-Lowry base by accepting a proton with its nitrogen lone pair, and equivalently as a Lewis base by donating that lone pair to any

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