Draw the structure of boric acid showing hydrogen bonding. Which species is present in water? What is the hybridisation of boron in this species?
Draw the structure of boric acid showing hydrogen bonding. Which species is present in water? What is the hybridisation of boron in this species?
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H3BO3
Boric acid forms a hexagon and rings through hydrogen bonding and has a layer-like structure.
Boric acid is present in water as [B (OH)4]−.H3BO3 electron from the OH of water and forms the complex BOH for negative for sp3 and is present in sp3 hybridisation.
Reaction:
B (OH)3+2H2O→ [B (OH)4]− + H3O+

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