S silkworm Senior Member 10+ Year Member 5+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined May 29, 2004 Messages 463 Reaction score 1 Points 4,551 Location Bardo Pre-Health (Field Undecided) Jul 26, 2004 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Why is BF3 (boron trifloride) is an acid while BH3 is a base? In both case boron has a less than a octet. Is it only because Flurine is more electronegative and therefore sucks away the electrons from Boron?
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Why is BF3 (boron trifloride) is an acid while BH3 is a base? In both case boron has a less than a octet. Is it only because Flurine is more electronegative and therefore sucks away the electrons from Boron?
J javandane He's so hot right now 7+ Year Member 15+ Year Member 20+ Year Member Joined Sep 1, 2003 Messages 263 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Jul 26, 2004 #2 silkworm said: Is it only because Flurine is more electronegative and therefore sucks away the electrons from Boron? Click to expand... yup. Upvote 0 Downvote
silkworm said: Is it only because Flurine is more electronegative and therefore sucks away the electrons from Boron? Click to expand... yup.
B brynn7 Senior Member 10+ Year Member 5+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Jun 15, 2004 Messages 222 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Jul 26, 2004 #3 http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=137845 Upvote 0 Downvote
