AIEEE 2008 Solved Paper

Boric acid (H2BO2 or

OH | B

| OH

−OH )
is a lewis acid so (a) is
incorrect statement.
The coordination number exhibited by beryllium is 4 and not 6 so statement (b) is incorrect.
Both BeCl2 and AlCl3 exhibit bridged structures is solid state so (c) is correct statement.