Q.
Statement 1 : H3BO3 is monobasic Lewis acid but salt Na3BO3 exists.Statement 2 : H3BO3 reacts with NaOH to give Na3BO3.
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a
Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true
b
Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
c
Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true.
d
Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false.
answer is B.
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(1) H3BO3 in it self does not contain any replaceable hydrogen atom But on interaction with water a hydrogen ion is liberated by accepting OH- ionHence it is a monobasic acid Due to the presence of empty orbital on Boron atom , It readily accepts the electron pair and acts as a Lewis acid(II) BOH3 + NaOH → Na BOH4-
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