A compound, among the following, that cannot be classified as a protonic acid is:
According to the Brönsted-Lowry concept, a protonic acid is a substance that is capable of donating a hydrogen ion () . Boric acid, , is not a protonic acid because it does not donate protons directly on its own. Instead, it is an electron-deficient compound and acts as a Lewis acid by accepting an electron pair from the hydroxyl ion () of a water molecule . This interaction releases a proton () from water into the solution: . The other given compounds are protonic (Brönsted) acids as they have ionizable protons: is Phosphoric acid () is Sulphurous acid () is Sulphuric acid ().
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