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Why does boron not form B^{3+} ion?

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Why does boron not form B3+ ion?

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Boron has very small size and has very high sum of three ionization enthalpies (IE1 + IE2 + IE3). Therefore, it cannot lose its three electrons to form B3+ ion.

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