Boric acid is polymer due to:

its acidic nature

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the presence of hydrogen bonds

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its monobasic nature

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its geometry

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Solution

The correct option is B the presence of hydrogen bonds
Boric acid is polymeric because of presence of hydrogen bonds. In the given figure, the dotted lines represent hydrogen bonds.

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Boric acid is polymeric due to
(a) its acidic nature (b) the presence of hydrogen bonds
(c) its monobasic nature (d) its geometry

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