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Oxyacids of Phosphorus

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Why boric acid is an acid although its formula is B(OH)3 ?

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B (O H)_{3}

Q. Ortho-boric acid can be represented as

B {(O H)}_{3}

Q. Boric acid is a weak monoprotic acid. It ionizes in water as

B {(O H)}_{3} + H_{2} O ⇌ B {(O H)}_{4}^{-} + H^{+}; K_{a} = 5.9 \times 10^{- 10}

p H

0.3 M

B (O H)_{3}

is a monobasic Lewis acid. It gives

H^{+}

ion in its aqueous solution as follows

B (O H)_{3} + H_{2} O ⇌ [B (O H)_{4}]^{-} + H^{+}, K_{a} = 5.9 \times 10^{- 10}

. What will be the

P^{H}

0.025 M

aqueous solution?

Q. Boric acid is an acid because its molecule ___________________.

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