Boron does not form B 3+ cation easily. It is due to:

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Boron does not form B3+ cation easily. It is due to:
  1. energy required to form B3+ ion is very high which will not be compensated by lattice energies or hydration energies of such ion
  2. boron is non-metal
  3. boron is semi-metal
  4. none of the above

Answer

(A) energy required to form B 3+ ion is very high which will not be compensated by lattice energies or hydration energies of such ion

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