Question 5

Is boric acid a protic acid? Explain.

Answer

Boric acid is not a protic acid. It is a weak monobasic acid, behaving as a Lewis acid.

B(OH)3   +   2HOH   →   [B(OH)4] +  H3O+

It behaves as an acid by accepting a pair of electrons from -OH ion.

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