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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 13 & 14)

The correct order of Lewis acidic character of boron trihaldes is

  1. A \(\mathrm{BF}_3>\mathrm{BCl}_3>\mathrm{BI}_3>\mathrm{BBr}_3\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{BI}_3>\mathrm{BBr}_3>\mathrm{BF}_3>\mathrm{BCl}_3\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{BI}_3>\mathrm{BBr}_3>\mathrm{BCl}_3>\mathrm{BF}_3\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{BF}_3>\mathrm{BCl}_3>\mathrm{BBr}_3>\mathrm{BI}_3\)
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(C) \(\mathrm{BI}_3>\mathrm{BBr}_3>\mathrm{BCl}_3>\mathrm{BF}_3\)

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On moving down the group, the size of atom increases and ability of back bonding decreases which makes them more acidic. Hence, the Lewis acidic character of boron halide is \(\mathrm{BI}_3>\mathrm{BBr}_3>\mathrm{BCl}_3>\mathrm{BF}_3\).
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