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Statement I : In water orthoboric acid behaves as a weak monobasic acidStatement II : In water orthoboric acid acts as a proton donor

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a

Both Statements are true

b

Statement I is true Statement II is false

c

Statement I is false and Statement II is true

d

Both Statements are false

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

In water boric acid behaves as weak monobasic acid and it is not protonic acid. It is a lewis acid .The liberated proton is from water and not from boric acid. So cannot acts as proton donor in water. hence statement-I is true and statement-II is false.
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Statement I : In water orthoboric acid behaves as a weak monobasic acidStatement II : In water orthoboric acid acts as a proton donor