The material used in the nuclear industry as protective shields and control rods is

  • A
    Borax
  • B
    Metal boride
  • C
    Boric acid
  • D
    Boric oxide

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Match the following reactions in Column-$1$ with their main products in Column-$2$.
Column-$1$ (Reaction) Column-$2$ (Main product)
$A$. $B_2H_6 + 2CO \longrightarrow$ $I$. $B_2O_3$
$B$. $B_2H_6 + 3O_2 \longrightarrow$ $II$. $2BH_3 \cdot CO$
$C$. $B_2H_6 + 6H_2O \longrightarrow$ $III$. $2H_3BO_3$

The correct match is:

When $B_2H_6$ reacts with excess $NH_3$ at a very high temperature $(> 200 \, ^\circ C)$,the product formed is:

Which of the following structures is similar to graphite?

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion $A$ and the other is labelled as Reason $R$.
Assertion $A$ : Boric acid is a weak acid.
Reason $R$ : Boric acid is not able to release $H^{+}$ ion on its own. It receives $OH^{-}$ ion from water and releases $H^{+}$ ion.
In the light of the above statements,choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Write reactions to justify the amphoteric nature of aluminium.

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