JEE Main Chemistry question

The structure of diborane contains:

(A)four bonds and two bondsCorrect
(B)two bonds and four bonds
(C)six bonds and zero bonds
(D)two bonds and two bonds

Answer: (A)

Solution

Diborane () has four terminal bonds, each a normal -centre--electron bond, and two bridging bonds, each a -centre--electron bond. Options (B)-(D) all misstate this count (B swaps the

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