What is basicity of "Boric acid" ?

H₃BO₃ is soluble in water and behaves as weak monobasic acid. It does not donate protons but rather it accepts OH^- .Therefore it acts as a Lewis acid [B(OH)₃] .It is not a proton donor because it accept lone pair or hydroxyl ion from water.

 

 

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Boric acid exist as solid due to [ Boric [B(OH₎₃] ] hydrogen bonded together into two dimensional sheet.

famous salt of boric acid is "Borax" is uses in manufacturing of ENAMELS and glazes for pottery and disinfectant in medicine.

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