Boric acid is polymeric due to _____.

its acidic nature

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presence of H-bonds

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its monobasic nature

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its geometry

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Solution

The correct option is B presence of H-bonds
In the figure we can see that the hydrogen atom and oxygen atom in boric acid is involved in hydrogen bond formation. The dotted lines in the figure represents the hydrogen bond. Hence, boric acid is polymeric due to presence of H-bonds.
The answer is B.

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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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