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Question

Boric acid is polymeric due to :

Options

A.its acidic nature
B.the presence of hydrogen bonds
C.its monobasic nature
D.its geometry

Solution

In the solid state, the B(OH)3 units are hydrogen bonded together in to two dimensional sheet with almost hexagonal symmetry.

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