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Boron exist in different allotropic forms. All allotropic form contains icosahedral units (Icosahedral is a regular shape with 12 corners 20 faces) with boron atoms at all 12 corners and all bonds are ) equivalent.

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Calculate  ΔH(nkJ) per mole of boron atoms forming gaseous icosahedron if Ml.BE (B-B) = 200 kJ/mol:

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a

600

b

1000

c

250

d

500

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

No. of B-B bonds =12×52=30

                                ΔH=200×3012 =500kJ/mole

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