Question
$C _2 H _5 OH$ is a Lewis acid or Lewis base. Why?
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Answer
$C _2 H _5 OH$ is a Lewis base as in $C _2 H _5 OH$, oxygen have 2 lone pair electrons. Hence it is electron pair donor.
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