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When boric acid is heated at `160^(@)C`, the product isA. boric anhydrideB. metaboric acidC. tetraboric acidD. pyroboric acid

Answer» Correct Answer - C
Boric acid, on heating, loses water in three different stages at different temperatures ultimately giving boron trioxide:
`H_(3)BO_(3) overset(100^(@)C)rarrH_(2)O underset("Metaboric acid")(HBO_(2))`
`4HBO_(2) underset(-H_(2)O)overset(100^(@)C)rarrunderset(acid)underset("Tetraboric")(H_(2)B_(4)O_(7)) underset(heat)overset(Red)rarr 2B_(2)O_(3) + H_(2)O`


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