Assertion :In water, orthoboric acid behaves as a weak monobasic lewis acid. Reason: In water, orthoboric acid acts as a proton donor.

Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion

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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect

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The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
Orthoboric acid acts as Lewis-acid in water as proton donor because it completes its octet by accepting $O H^{-}$ from water.

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Assertion :In water, orthoboric acid behaves as a weak monobasic lewis acid. Reason: In water, orthoboric acid acts as a proton donor.

The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrectOrthoboric acid acts as Lewis-acid in water as proton donor because it completes its octet by accepting OH− from water.

The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
Orthoboric acid acts as Lewis-acid in water as proton donor because it completes its octet by accepting $O H^{-}$ from water.