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Question
Explain the following:
Boron does not exist as B3+ ion.
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Solution
Boron has three electrons in the valence shell. Because of its small size and high sum of the first three ionisation enthalpies (i.e., ∆iH1 + ∆iH2 + ∆iH3), boron does not lose all its valence electrons to form B3+ ions.
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