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Question
Draw the structure of boric acid showing hydrogen bonding. Which species is present in water? What is the hybridisation of boron in this species?
Solution
Structure of boric acid; the dotted lines represent hydrogen bonds
[B(OH)4]– units are present in water. Boron has sp3 hybridisation in [B(OH)4]– unit.
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