MCQ
Boric acid is an acid because its molecule
- ✓accepts $OH^-$ from water
- Bcombines with proton from water molecule
- Ccontains replaceable $H^+$ ion
- Dgives up a proton
✓
Answer
Correct option: A.
accepts $OH^-$ from water
a
$B(OH)_3 + OH^-\to [B(OH)_4]^-$
$B(OH)_3 + OH^-\to [B(OH)_4]^-$
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