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The states of hybridization of boron and oxygen atoms in boric acid () are respectively:

  1. A
    and
  2. B
    and
  3. C
    and
  4. D
    and

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In Boric acid ():Boron is bonded to three groups and has no lone pair, making it hybridized.Each oxygen atom is bonded to one boron and one hydrogen atom and has two lone pairs, making its steric number . Thus, oxygen is hybridized.

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The states of hybridization of boron and oxygen atoms in boric acid () are respectively:
A
and
B
and
C
and
D
and

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