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Basicity of boric acid, H3BO3 is

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5

Answer: Option B

Solution (By Examveda Team)

Boric acid, H3BO3, has three replaceable hydroxyl groups. When it reacts with a base, it can donate three protons (H+) to form borate ions. Therefore, its basicity is 3.

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Comments (2)

  1. B N
    B N:
    2 years ago

    basicity of H3BO3 is 1... It's an exception.. correct it

  2. Abhishek Goyal
    Abhishek Goyal:
    3 years ago

    3 plz correct it

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