Which is false in the case of boric acid (H_3BO_3)?

JEE Main Chemistry question

Which is false in the case of boric acid ()?

(A)It is soluble in hot water
(B)It acts as a tribasic acidCorrect
(C)It has a planar structure
(D)It acts as a monobasic acid

Answer: (B)

Solution

Boric acid is actually a weak, monobasic Lewis acid (it accepts rather than donating three protons), so describing it as "tribasic" is false. Its solubility increases in hot

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