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How many tetrahedral & triangular units are present in borax?


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3 tetrahedra &1 triangular

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1 tetrahedra & 3 triangular

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4 tetrahedra & no triangular

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2 tetrahedra & 2 triangular

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Solution

The correct option is D

2 tetrahedra & 2 triangular


You can clearly see that two of the boron atoms are sp3 hybridised i.e tetrahedral and two are sp2 hybridised i.e triangular in nature.


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