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In the anion of borax, , the number of B-O-B bridges and the number of hybridised boron atoms are, respectively,
- A. and
- B. and
- C. and
- D. and
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Answer: (B) and
The anion has a bicyclic structure of two fused six-membered rings sharing a bridging oxygen. Of the nine oxygens, are bridging (each bonded to two B) and are in terminal groups, giving B-O-B links. Two boron atoms are three-coordinate (trigonal planar, , each carrying one OH), and two are four-coordinate (tetrahedral, , each carrying one OH and bearing the negative charge). So the answer is and .
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