Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Explain the nature of boric acid as a Lewis acid in water.
Advertisements
Solution
H3BO3 or B(OH)3 is an electron-deficient compound or Lewis acid which easily accepts electron from OH of water and releases its proton hence it is a Monobasic acid.
Reaction: \[\ce{B(OH)3 + 2H2O -> [B(OH)4]- + H3O+}\]
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Is boric acid a protic acid? Explain.
Explain the Structure of Boric Acid.
Write a balanced equation for \[\ce{H3BO3 ->[\Delta]}\]?
Boric acid is polymeric due to ______.
An aqueous solution of borax is _______.
Boric acid is an acid because its molecule ______.
Draw the structures of BCl3.NH3 and AlCl3 (dimer).
Draw the structure of boric acid showing hydrogen bonding. Which species is present in water? What is the hybridisation of boron in this species?
When aqueous solution of borax is acidified with hydrochloric acid, a white crystalline solid is formed which is soapy to touch. Is this solid acidic or basic in nature? Explain.
What are boranes? Give chemical equation for the preparation of diborane.
Aqueous solution of which of the following boron compounds will be strongly basic in nature?
Boric acid heated to red hot gives ______.
Which of the following compounds are formed when boron trichloride is treated with water?
In diborane ______.
Boron reacts with nitric acid to form ______.
Which one of the following methods is used to prepare borax crystals?
The reaction of H3N3B3Cl3(A) with LiBH4 in tetrahydrofuran gives inorganic benzene (B). Further, the reaction of (A) with (C) leads to H3N3B3(Me)3. Compounds (B) and (C) respectively, are ______.
