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 is boric acid a protic acid ,,,,,,,,explain me fast,,,,,i hav my xam on mondayyyyyy

No, boric acid is not a protic acid.It acts as a Lewis acid and accepts a pair of electrons from OH- ion of water.

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a proti acid is one which can ionise in solution to produse proton or hydronium ion...it is not protic acis since it does not ionise in h2o to give a proton.

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Boric Acid is a Lewis acid , it is not a protic acid.

Boric acid accepts electrons from hydroxyl ion of H2O.

B(OH)3 + 2HOH gives [B(OH)4]- + H3O+

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