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Regarding the chemistry of nitrogen, phosphorus and boron compounds, the correct statement(s) is/are
- A. Magnesium nitride is hydrolysed by water to give ammonia and magnesium hydroxide
- B. Boric acid, , is a tribasic Brønsted acid because it has three groups
- C. Solid consists of tetrahedral and octahedral ions
- D. Phosphorous acid, , is dibasic and on heating disproportionates into and
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Answer: A, C, D
(A) : the nitride ion is a strong base and is protonated by water, so the statement is correct. (B) Boric acid is a weak monobasic Lewis acid: it accepts from water to form and releases only one proton; the three bonds are not ionised, so (B) is wrong. (C) In the solid state is ionic, , with phosphorus in the cation (tetrahedral) and phosphorus in the anion (octahedral): correct. (D) has the structure , with one P{-}H bond that is not acidic, so it is dibasic; on heating, , a disproportionation of P(+3) to P(+5) and P(): correct. Answer: A, C, D.
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