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Why. C2H4 is Lewis base????????.....................

Why.  C2H4  is  Lewis  base????????.....................

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Mahima Kanawat
1010 Points
5 years ago
Dear student 
C2H4 is CH2=CH2, it has one double bond that means it has pi electrons. It is electron rich .
Therefore it is lewis base. 
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MAHIMA 
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Shivangi Khatter
askIITians Faculty 468 Points
5 years ago
dear student,
C2H4 is a Lewis base due to availability of electons as a pi bond.
GAURAV WAHI
15 Points
5 years ago
c2h4 is a lewis base because because it has sufficient elecctron pair and can therefore donte electrons in a covalent bond
Aswanth
18 Points
5 years ago
H2o = neutral = water Ch3oh = none = methanol Koh = strong base = potassium hydroxide Cscl= salt = cesium chloride H2so4 = strong acid = sulfuric acid C12h22o11 = none = sucrose C6h6 = none = benzene Ni(no3)2 = salt= nickel(II) nitrate K2so4= salt = potassium sulphate H2co3 = weak acid = carbonic acid Hope this helps you!
C2H4 is CH2=CH2, it has one double bond that means it has pi electrons. 

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