Boric acid is an acid because its molecule

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Contains replaceable H+ ion

Gives up proton

Accepts OH- from water

Combines with proton from water molecule

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Boric acid behaving as a Lewis acid by accepting a pair of electrons from OH- ions of water there by releasing a protonH−OH+BOH3→BOH4−+H+

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