Statement 1 : H3BO3 is monobasic Lewis acid but salt Na3BO3 exists.
Statement 2 : H3BO3 reacts with NaOH to give Na3BO3.
Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true
Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true.
Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false.
(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- ion
Hence 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-