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Statement I : BCl3 and AlCl3 are both Lewis acids and BCl3 is stronger than AlCl3Statement II : H3BO3 is strong tribasic acid

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a

Both the statements are true

b

Both the statements are false

c

I is false and II is true

d

I is true and II is false

answer is D.

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IIIA group trihalides are lewis acids as they accepts the electron pair from electron pair donorsThe electron pair accepting tendency of trihalides is due to the presence of empty p-orbital in its valency shell.I) As the size of central atom increases,metallicnature increases,electronegativity decreases,and hence electron pair accepting tendency decreases, Lewis acidic streangth decreases.Hence acidic strength order of IIIA group trihalides: Bcl3 > AlCl3 > GaCl3 > InCl3 > TlCl3II)                               H3BO3    is not a protic acid and hence it is not a tribasic acid ,H3BO3  is a Lewis acid and the released proton is not from H3BO3 and the H+ ion is released from water.    Therefore statement-I is true and II is false.
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Statement I : BCl3 and AlCl3 are both Lewis acids and BCl3 is stronger than AlCl3Statement II : H3BO3 is strong tribasic acid