Q34 / 59 · NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) 2020 · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 13 & 14)
Which of the following statements is correct?
- Correct answerAand are both Lewis acids and is stronger than
- BBoth and are Lewis acids and is stronger than
- CBoth and are equally strong Lewis acids
- DBoth and are not Lewis acids
Solution
In back-donation occurs between the vacant 2p-orbital of 'B' and fully-filled 3p-orbital of Cl of a bond. This overlapping is not much effective, because of dissimilar sizes of 2p and 3p-orbitals. But in , overlapping is more effective, because p-orbitals of Al and Cl belongs to the same energy levels and hence, they are of similar sizes. As a result of back-donation, the electron-deficiency of Al atom gets more compensated as compared with 'B' in and therefore, Lewis acid character of is lesser than that of .
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.