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-JEE 2024 Exam-

❑ Subject – Inorganic Chemistry

❑ Chapter – P-Block

Lecture-5 OM PANDEY , IIT Delhi


1 Compounds Of Boric Acid & Borax

Compounds of boron – Always Covalent


Sharing of electron is easy w.r.t. ionization
of B to B3+ due to small size .
( Sum of its first three ionization enthalpies
is very high )

Today’s Targets
Q. 30 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)

Lithium aluminium hydride can be prepared from the reaction of

A LiCl and Al2H6

B LiH and Al2Cl6

C LiCl, Al and H2

D LiH and Al(OH)3


Q. 24 June, 2022 (Shift-I)
Identify the correct statement for B2H6 from those given below:
(A) In B2H6, all B-H bonds are equivalent
(B) In B2H6, there are four 3-centre 2-electron bonds
(C) B2H6 is a Lewis acid
(D) B2H6 can be synthesized from both BF3 and NaBH4
(E) B2H6 is planar molecule

A (A) And (E) only

B (B), (C) and (E) only

C (C) and (D) only

D (C) and (E) only


Q. 25 July, 2022 (Shift-I)
The geometry around boron in the product ‘B’ formed from the following reaction is
450 𝐾
BF3 + NaH A + NaF
A + NMe3 B

A Trigonal planar

B Tetrahedral

C Pyramidal

D Square planar
Q. 08 April, 2019 (Shift-I)
Diborane (B2H6) reacts independently with O2 and H2O to produce, respectively

A HBO2 and H3BO3

B H3BO3 and B2O3

C B2O3 and H3BO3

D B2O3 and [BH4]–


Inorganic Benzene Borazine Borazole Isostructural
Isoelectronic

Nonpolar

Aromatic
More reactive than benzene

Hydrolysis
Addition Reaction

NH4Cl NaBH4
BCl3

CH3MgBr
Q. 09 Jan, 2020 (Shift-II)
The reaction of H3N3B3Cl3 (A) with LiBH4 in tetrahydrofuran gives inorganic
benzene (B)
Further, the reaction of (A) with (C) leads to H3N3B3(Me)3. Compounds (B) and (C)
respectively, are :

A Borazine and MeBr

B Boron nitride and MeBr

C Diborane and MeMgBr

D Borazine and MeMgBr


Boric Acid 2 D sheet structure ( Solid )

Weak monobasic acid. Hexagonal planer structure


NCERT

It is not a protonic acid but acts as a Lewis acid 6 Hydrogen Bonds per unit
H
O O
H H B H
O O
O
B H H B H
O O O O

H H H H
O O O O
H B H H B
O
B2H6 O O
H B H H
O O
BCl3
H
Boric Acid + Cis di-ols Acidity

HO CH2
H3BO3
HO CH2

HO
H3BO3 HO

Flame Test
Borax

Tetranuclear Compound

No of sp2 Boron :

No of sp3 Boron :

No of B-O-B bonds :

No of B-O bonds :

No of bridging oxygen :

All boron’s are not in same plane.


Hydrolysis :

Aq. Solution of borax

Alkaline in nature

Buffer solution

Borax + HCl

Borax + H2SO4
All kinds of borate solutions are alkaline in nature due to their
hydrolysis
H 2O
Orthoborate BO33–

Pyroborate B4O72– H 2O

H2O
Metaborate BO2–
HOME WORK DISCUSSION

Q. 13 April, 2023 (Shift-I)

The incorrect statement from the following for borazine is:

A It has electronic delocalization

B It contains banana bonds

C It can react with water

D It is a cyclic compound
Q. 31 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)
Statement I : Upon heating a borax bead dipped in cupric sulphate in a luminous
flame, the colour of the bead becomes green.
Statement-II : The green colour observed in due to the formation of copper (I)
metaborate.

A Both statement-I and statement-II are true

B Statement-I is true but statement-II is false

C Both statement-I and statement-II are false

D Statement-I is false but statement-II is true

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