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Which statements about Boron and its compounds, among the following are true?
(i) Boron has high density and good electrical conductivity.
(ii) B10 isotope metal borides are useful as protective shields in nuclear industry.
(iii) Borax and boric acid are used in the manufacture of glasses.
(iv) Orthoboric acid is toxic and hence not useful in antiseptic solutions.

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Important Questions on p- Block Elements

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Identity the incorrect statement in case of diborane structure
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The type of hybridization of Boron in diborane is _____
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Diborane reacts with NaH in diethyl ether to form X. The reaction of X with I2 gives NaI, H2 and Y. What is Y?
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Identify the correct statements with respect to orthoboric acid from the following.
I) It is a weak tribasic acid
II) It has a layer structure in which planar BO3 units are joined by hydrogen bonds
III With water it forms B(OH)4-
IV) It is not obtained by the hydrolysis of diborane
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Identify the correct statements regarding fullerene.

i. It has 60 vertices.
ii. All the carbon atoms are in the sp3 hybridisation.
iii.The number of rings having six carbons each is 20 and the number of rings having five carbons each is 12.
iv.  All the C-C bond lengths in it are equal.