Chemistry · Chemical Bonding
Which of the following statements regarding the structure of diborane (B2H6) is correct?
- 1The two bridging hydrogen atoms and the two boron atoms lie in the same plane as the four terminal hydrogen atoms.
- 2All six B-H bonds are regular 2-centre-2-electron covalent bonds.
- 3The two bridging hydrogen atoms and the two boron atoms lie in a plane perpendicular to the plane containing the four terminal hydrogen atoms.✓
- 4The four terminal B-H bonds are described in terms of 3-centre-2-electron bonds.
Correct answer
The two bridging hydrogen atoms and the two boron atoms lie in a plane perpendicular to the plane containing the four terminal hydrogen atoms.
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