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(i) It is a weak monobasic acid soluble in water and in aqueous solution boron atom completes its octet by accepting$\mathrm{O}{\mathrm{H}}^{–}$from water molecules:
$\mathrm{B}{\left(\mathrm{O}\mathrm{H}\right)}_3+2{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\to {\left[\mathrm{B}{\left(\mathrm{O}\mathrm{H}\right)}_4\right]}^{-}+\mathrm{ }{\mathrm{H}}_3{\mathrm{O}}^{+}$
(ii) Only$\mathrm{T}{\mathrm{l}}^{3+}$acts as an oxidising agent on account of inert pair effect.
(iii) In the solid state, the$\mathrm{B}{\left(\mathrm{O}\mathrm{H}\right)}_3$units are hydrogen bonded together into two dimensional
sheets with almost hexagonal symmetry.

(iv)$\mathrm{B}{\left(\mathrm{O}\mathrm{E}\mathrm{t}\right)}_3$imparts green colour to the burner flame.