MCQ
Number of electron deficient molecules among the following

$PH _{3}, B _{2} H _{6}, CCl _{4}, NH _{3}, LiH$ and $BCl _{3}$ is ..... .

  • A
    $0$
  • B
    $1$
  • $2$
  • D
    $3$

Answer

Correct option: C.
$2$
c
Electron deficient species have less than $8$ electrons (or two electrons for $H$ ) in their valence (incomplete octet)

$B _{2} H _{6}, BCl _{3}$ have incomplete octet.

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