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Which one of the following is the correct statement?
Chemistryp Block Elements (Group 13 & 14)JEE Main
Options:
  • A Boric acid is a protonic acid.
  • B Both Ti3+ and Al3+ ions act as oxidising agent in aqueous solution.
  • C Hydrogen bonding in H3BO3 gives it a layered structure.
  • D BOEt3 imparts blue colour to the burner flamer.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Hydrogen bonding in H3BO3 gives it a layered structure.
(i) It is a weak monobasic acid soluble in water and in aqueous solution boron atom completes its octet by accepting OH from water molecules:
BOH3+2H2OBOH4-+ H3O+
(ii) Only Tl3+ acts as an oxidising agent on account of inert pair effect.
(iii) In the solid state, the BOH3 units are hydrogen bonded together into two dimensional
sheets with almost hexagonal symmetry.

(iv) BOEt3 imparts green colour to the burner flame.

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