For a compound LiAl(SiO3)2, what is the charge on SiO3 unit? What is the arrangement of oxygen atoms around the silicon atom?
Is boric acid a protic acid? Explain.
Boric acid is not a protonic acid but acts as a lewis acid by accepting electrons from a hydroxyl ion.
B(OH)3 +2HOH --> [B(OH)4]- +H3O+
Explain the difference in properties of diamond and graphite on the basis of their structures.
Explain why is there a phenomenal decrease is ionisation enthalpy from carbon to silicon.