BF3 acts as lewis acid while CCl4 can not do so. Why?

Dear Student, Lewis acids are those molecules which can accept electron pair and those who can donate electron pairs are called Lewis base. Since BF3 can accept a pair of electrons it is a lewis acid but CCI4 molecule does not have vacant d-orbital where it can accept pair of electrons so CCI4 cannot act as Lewis acid. Regards

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