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ELECTRON-PAIR ACCEPTOR [1 record]

Record 1 2000-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Waste Management
DEF

An atom or part of a molecule joined by a covalent bond to an electrode donor.

CONT

This classification [Lewis] includes as bases the same species covered by the Bronsted-Lowry definition, since a molecule or ion that can accept a proton does so because it has one or more unshared pairs of electrons, and therefore it also can combine with electron acceptors other than the proton.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Gestion des déchets
CONT

Les acides de Lewis, accepteurs d'électrons, sont souvent nommés électrophiles; les bases de Lewis se fixent sur la région des particules acides pauvre en électrons [...] on les nomme nucléophiles.

OBS

donneur : Atome ou groupement fournissant les deux électrons d'une liaison de coordinence. L'atome ou le groupement qui reçoit ces électrons est appelé accepteur ou récepteur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Gestión de los desechos
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