Boric Acid - Crystal Structure

Crystal Structure

Crystalline boric acid consists of layers of B(OH)3 molecules held together by hydrogen bonds. The distance between two adjacent layers is 318 pm.
The unit cell of boric acid
Hydrogen bonding (dashed lines)
allows boric acid molecules to form
parallel layers in the solid state

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