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15.2 Exercise 24

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Boric acid, H3BO3, is not a Brønsted-Lowry acid but a Lewis acid. (Hint: See the equation in the exercise)

(a) Write an equation for its reaction with water.

(b) Predict the shape of the anion thus formed.

(c) What is the hybridization on the boron, and is it consistent with the shape you have predicted?

OpenStax Chemistry 2e, 15.2 Lewis Acids and Bases, exercise 24

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