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Boric acidis an acid because its molecule

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containsreplaceable `H^(+)` ion
gives up a proton
ACCEPTS `OH^(-)`from waterreleasingproton
combineswith protonfrom watermolecule

Solution :Because of the small size of boron atom and presence of only sixelectrons in its valenceshell,`B(OH)_(3)`accepts a PAIR of electronsfrom `OH^(-)`ion of `H_(2)O` releasinga proton.


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