- 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’
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Correct answer: C
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Check option A: Boric acid is a protonic acid
Boric acid is or . It does not act as a proton donor in the usual Brønsted sense.
Instead, it behaves as a Lewis acid by accepting a hydroxide ion:
The proton is released from water, not directly from boric acid. So boric acid is not a protonic acid.
Hence, A is false.
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Check option B: Beryllium exhibits coordination number of six
Beryllium is a very small atom and generally shows maximum covalency/coordination number of 4, for example in complexes like .
Due to the absence of available -orbitals in the valence shell and its small size, coordination number 6 is not typical for beryllium.
Hence, B is false.
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Check option C: Chlorides of both beryllium and aluminium have bridged chloride structures in solid phase
- Beryllium chloride is covalent and in solid state has a polymeric bridged structure with chlorine bridges.
- Aluminium chloride is also electron-deficient and in solid state exists with bridged chloride linkage (dimeric/polymeric association depending on phase; with Cl bridges is well known).
Therefore, the statement is correct.
Hence, C is true.
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Check option D: is known as ‘inorganic benzene’
“Inorganic benzene” refers to borazine, , not .
Hence, D is false.
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Final conclusion
The only correct statement is:
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Comparison with stored correct answer
Stored correct answer = C
My derived answer = C
So, the answers agree.
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