Which one of the following is the correct statement?
- ABoric acid is a protonic acid
- BBeryllium exhibits coordination number of six
- CChlorides of both beryllium and aluminium have bridged chloride structures in solid phase
- Dis known as ‘inorganic benzene’
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
1. Boric acid is a Lewis acid, not a protonic acid (it accepts ).2. Beryllium, due to its small size and lack of -orbitals, typically has a max coordination number of 4.3. Both and form bridged structures ( is a chain polymer and exists as a dimer ) in the solid state involving coordinate bonds from chlorine to the metal.4. Inorganic benzene is Borazine ().