JEE Main · Chemistry · The p-Block Elements
Borax and Boric Acid
JEE Main asked Borax and Boric Acid 3 times in 3 of the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, in 2022 and 2023. It belongs to Group 13 & 14, in The p-Block Elements (Chemistry). The longest wait between two years asking it was 1 year. In 2022 it came in more than one shift of the same year.
Updated 2026-10-24
- Times asked
- 3
- in 3 shifts
- Years
- 2 of 8
- First asked
- 2022
- last in 2023
- Pattern
- Occasional
- across the analysed shifts
Questions on this idea a shift, by year
2017–2026. Asked in 2022 and 2023. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so each year is scaled to one shift of 25 Chemistry questions.
Raw count: 2017: 0 in 1 shift · 2020: 0 in 12 shifts · 2021: 0 in 24 shifts · 2022: 2 in 24 shifts · 2023: 1 in 12 shifts · 2024: 0 in 18 shifts · 2025: 0 in 8 shifts · 2026: 0 in 9 shifts.
Shift by shift
Each square is one analysed shift, in date order. Open a filled one for that paper.
How JEE Main framed it
Assertion–reason is the usual form. Skill tested: conceptual.
- Sum of indices in borax formula
- Assertion-reason on boric acid acidity
Difficulty
1 of the 3 questions had a numerical answer.
Every question
All 3 questions
From the official JEE Main shift papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.
- 13 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q89If the formula of Borax is , then ______MediumNumerical value
- 29 Jun 2022, Shift 2 · Q71Aqueous solution of which of the following boron compounds will be strongly basic in nature?MediumSingle correct
- 26 Jul 2022, Shift 2 · Q70Given below are two statements: one is labelled as **Assertion A** and the other is labelled as **Reason R**. **Assertion A:** Boric acid…EasyAssertion–reason
Shifts: 29 Jun 2022, Shift 2, 26 Jul 2022, Shift 2, 13 Apr 2023, Shift 2.
Same topic
Other ideas in Group 13 & 14
Group 13 & 14 has 16 ideas JEE Main has asked; 8 of them came up in more than one question. The 12 most asked are below.
- Inert Pair Effect7× · 2026
- Group 13 Ionization Energy Trend6× · 2026
- Diborane Structure4× · 2022
- Borazine Structure and Reactivity3× · 2023
- Silicones and Zeolites3× · 2022
- Borax Bead Test Chemistry2× · 2026
- Acid-Base Nature of Group 13 Oxides2× · 2023
- Amphoterism of Tin and Lead Oxidesonce · 2024
- Catenation Trend in Group 14once · 2024
- Gallium Melting Point Anomalyonce · 2023
- Borax Bead Test Chemistryonce · 2022
- Symmetrical vs. Asymmetrical Cleavage of Diboraneonce · 2022