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Published on: August 12, 2026
Given below are two statements one is labelled as Assertion
A
and other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion In water, orthoboric acid behaves as a weak monobasic acid. Reason (R) In water, orthoboric acid acts as a proton donor. In the light of the above statements. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. Both and (R) are true but (R) is the correct explanation of . and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of . is true but 
is false. is false but (R) is true.
is false. is false but (R) is true.
B
Both
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
is true but 
is false.
The structure of orthoboric acid is,
It cannot ionize in water to give a proton 
whereas, it accepts lone pair of electrons and acts as a Lewis acid.
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