The hybridisation of boron and oxygen atom in boric acid H3BO3 are respectively:
A
sp2andsp
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B
sp2andsp3
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C
sp2andsp2
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D
sp3andsp3
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Solution
The correct option is Bsp2andsp3 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