Boric acid's acidity is explained by its behavior as a Lewis acid, accepting an electron pair from the hydroxide ion of water.
Boric acid is an acid because its molecule:
Asked in UPSC NDA 2 2015 · Topic: Acid, Base and Salt (Definitions of Acids and Bases (Arrhenius and Brønsted-Lowry concepts))
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