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The hybridisation of boron and oxygen atom in boric acid H3BO3 are respectively:

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sp2 and sp
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sp2 and sp3
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sp2 and sp2
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sp3 and sp3
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Solution

The correct option is B sp2 and sp3
In H3BO3, boron is attached to three oxygen atoms and each oxygen atom is attached to a hydrogen atom.
Each oxygen has two lone pairs. Boron is sp2 hybridised and oxygen is sp3 hybridised



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