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Offline Romenumeral

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Lewis acids and bases
« on: October 20, 2019, 03:05:27 PM »
In this reaction
Ag- plus 2NH3 =Ag(NH3)2
Why does Ag accepts two pairs from two NH3 and not from only one?Considering i got used to thi gs like if you have just one minus you get only a proton to be neutral ..I really don get it since i got used to Brownstead ..
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Re: Lewis acids and bases
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2019, 03:56:36 PM »
This has sometimes to do with lowering of Energy Level of the 5 s-Orbital of silver what is empty in Ag+. The lonepair electrons of nitrogen built so a hybridization of sp,  so you get a linear molecule of [H3N-Ag-NH3]+
Nothing to do with Brönstedt.

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Re: Lewis acids and bases
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2019, 04:00:51 PM »
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Re: Lewis acids and bases
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2019, 03:19:22 AM »
This has sometimes to do with lowering of Energy Level of the 5 s-Orbital of silver what is empty in Ag+. The lonepair electrons of nitrogen built so a hybridization of sp,  so you get a linear molecule of [H3N-Ag-NH3]+
Nothing to do with Brönstedt.

I ve been thinking a little..so they hybridize and equals sp hybridization so you can put 4 electrons in total.and the charge.Has to do w the fact that NH3 is neutral? I really can think of sth else as to why has that plus one charge

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