In organic chemistry reactions, carbocations are sometimes formed during a reaction. A carbocation is a carbon that is positively charged. A simple example is CH3+, but other more complicated molecules can also have carbocations in their structures (such as CH3CH2+).

Which of the following can be said of a carbocation like CH3+?

A. CH3+ can act as a Lewis acid only
B. CH3+ can act as a Lewis acid and Bronsted-Lowry acid
C. CH3+ can act as a Lewis base only
D. CH3+ can act as a Lewis base and a Bronsted-Lowry base
E. CH3+ cannot act as either an acid or base