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Why isn't orthoboric acid soluble in cold water even though it has polar B-OH bonds?

This is the information I found regarding orthoboric acid's solubility: Textbook (NCERT India): Sparingly soluble in water (didn't say what temperature - presumably cold) and highly soluble in hot ...
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Why are B-O-H and B-O-C angles in B(OH)3 and B(OCH3)3, respectively are higher than normal?

In Concise Inorganic Chemistry by JD Lee (4th edition; adapted by Sudarshan Guha), page 77 under the topic "Back Bonding" it is given: The $\mathrm{2p}\pi$-$\mathrm{2p}\pi$ back bonding in $\ce{B(...
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Structure of trichloroborazine

I came across a question that asked the correct structure of trichloroborazine. The two options provided were : a) the chlorine atoms attached to the three N atoms, and b) the chlorine atoms ...
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How to decide whether diborane undergoes symmetric or asymmetric cleavage?

How does one decide whether diborane undergoes symmetric or asymmetric cleavage, given the lewis base which attacks it. Is it possible to ascertain this theoretically? Sterics is mentioned as the ...
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What is the correct method for converting a concentration given in ppm to molarity?

I need to convert a concentration of dissolved boric acid $(\ce{H_3BO_3})$ in water (at high temperature and pressure) from ppm to mol/L. Concentration of boric acid: $c_{ppm}=1500\ \ce{ppm}$ Molar ...
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Heating effect on Orthoboric Acid

I am a high school student and was studying about the effects of heating orthoboric acid, and I saw two textbooks putting different statements. One book says, On heating above 370K, orthoboric acid ...
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Please explain the order of Lewis acidic strength in trichlorides of boron group

The order of decreasing Lewis acid character as per online sources is as follows: BCl3 > AlCl3 > GaCl3 > InCl3 Reason cited is: As we move down the group, the size of atom increases, and as a ...
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Reactivity of boron nitride BN, reaction with Cl2

lately I've been interested in chemistry of boron and it's properties.. and I am looking for more information. For example I can't really seem to find lot of information about boron nitride BN other ...
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Aluminum Monoacetate Solubility in Aqueous Medium?

Does anyone have access to the aqueous solubility value of aluminum monoacetate? I would expect it to be slightly soluble but I've searched the internet and haven't found any solubility values. : /
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