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Assertion: Boron always forms covalent bond.
Reason: The small size of 
favours formation of covalent bond.
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A
has a very small size and due to its high charge, it has high polarising power. So as per Fajan's rule, boron forms covalent compound. Moreover, due to its small size, the ionisation potential value of 
is too high to form 
ion.
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