JEE Main levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 2 of 3qa194
Boric acid, B(OH)X3, behaves as a weak monobasic acid by accepting OHX− to form [B(OH)X4]X−. The hybridisation of boron changes from
Asp3 to sp2
Bsp2 to sp3d
Csp2 to sp3
Dsp to sp2
Answer: C
In planar B(OH)X3 boron has three bond pairs and no lone pair, so it is sp2. In tetrahedral [B(OH)X4]X− it has four bond pairs, so it is sp3. The acid acts as a Lewis acid, not by losing a proton.