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Slippery nature of orthoboric acid is due to

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a

The presence of hydrogen bonds

b

The presence of covalent bonds

c

Electron deficient nature

d

The layers held by van der walls forces

answer is D.

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In boric acid planar BO3-3 units are joined by hydrogen bonds to give a layer like structure.The adjacent layers in the crystal of boric acid are held together by weak Vander waal's forces of attractions.Because of weak forces of attraction,one layer can slide over the other.This slippery nature makes boric acid become soft and soapy to touch.
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Slippery nature of orthoboric acid is due to