J.R. S. answered • 04/10/18
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A Lewis acid is a compound that will ACCEPT a pair of electrons. Because Si is in period 3, it can extend its coordination number, i.e. it has vacant d orbitals, and so YES SiCl4 IS a LEWIS ACID.
