MCQ 11 Mark
In the structure of diborane.
- AAll hydrogen atoms lie in one plane and boron atoms lie in a plane perpendicular to this plane.
- ✓$2$ boron atoms and $4$ terminal hydrogen atoms lie in the same plane and $2$ bridging hydrogen atoms lie in the perpendicular plane.
- C$4$ bridging hydrogen atoms and boron atoms lie in one plane and two terminal hydrogen atoms lie in a plane perpendicular to this plane.
- DAll the atoms are in the same plane.
Answer
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$2$ boron atoms and $4$ terminal hydrogen atoms lie in the same plane and $2$ bridging hydrogen atoms lie in the perpendicular plane.
The four terminal hydrogen atoms and the two boron atoms lie in one plane.
Above and below this plane, there are two bridging hydrogen atoms. The four terminal $\ce{B-H}$ bonds are regular two$-$center$-$two$-$electron bonds while the two bridge $\text{(B-H-B)}$ bonds are different and can be described in terms of three$-$centre$-$two$-$electrone bonds as shown in figure:
Above and below this plane, there are two bridging hydrogen atoms. The four terminal $\ce{B-H}$ bonds are regular two$-$center$-$two$-$electron bonds while the two bridge $\text{(B-H-B)}$ bonds are different and can be described in terms of three$-$centre$-$two$-$electrone bonds as shown in figure:




It is monobasic acid because it has one replacable hydrogen.