1 The electron pair is equally shared, but controlled by the ligand. 2  The ligand is a lewis base, and acts as an electron pair donor. The metal is the electron acceptor and a lewis acid.  Most metals form cationic ions in solutions (electron acceptors), and participate in coordination complexes.
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