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Orthoboric acid
Question

What does the following reaction show for H3BO3 [i.e., B(OH)3] ?

B(OH)3+2HOHB(OH)4-+H3+O

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Solution

Ortho boric acid is a weak mono basic acid. It is lewis acid but not protic acid.

It accepts an electron pair from OH- of water and releases H+

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