Is boric acid a protic acid ? Explain. 

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Boric acid is not a protic acid.

It is a weak monobasic acid, behaving as a Lewis acid.

$\mathrm{B}(\mathrm{OH})_{3}+2 \mathrm{HOH} \longrightarrow\left[\mathrm{B}(\mathrm{OH})_{4}\right]^{-}+\mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{O}^{+}$

It behaves as an acid by accepting a pair of electrons from $\mathrm{OH}^{-}$ion.

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