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04: The p-Block Elements

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Is boric acid a protic acid? Explain.

Ans : Boric acid is not a protic acid. It is a weak monobasic acid, behaving as a Lewis acid.

It behaves as an acid by accepting a pair of electrons from ^-OH ion.