Consider the following statements:- a) Borax dissolves in water to give an alkaline solution b) Boric acid is weak monobasic protonic acid c) ${{\rm{H}}_{\rm{3}}}{\rm{B}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{3}}}$ has layered structure in which ${\rm{B}}{{\rm{O}}_{\rm{3}}}$ units are joined by hydrogen bonds The incorrect statement(s) is/are:

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Consider the following statements:-
a) Borax dissolves in water to give an alkaline solution
b) Boric acid is weak monobasic protonic acid
c)

{\mathrm{H}_\mathrm{3}}\mathrm{B}{\mathrm{O}_\mathrm{3}}

has layered structure in which

\mathrm{B}{\mathrm{O}_\mathrm{3}}

units are joined by hydrogen bonds
The incorrect statement(s) is/are:

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Correct option: B

(b) only

Option B (b) only) is correct because Boric acid is a weak monobasic Lewis acid, not a protonic acid.

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