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Here the Hg2+ ion accepts four pairs of electrons from the CN- ions. Therefore hg2+ is the Lewis acid and CN- is the Lewis base.
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That's correct! In this reaction, Hg²⁺ acts as a Lewis acid by accepting electron pairs from the CN⁻ ions, which act as Lewis bases.
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