Q.

Number of electron deficient molecules among the following
PH3, B2H6,CCl4,NH3,NaF and BCl3 is

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a

2

b

1

c

0

d

3

answer is C.

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In BCl3, Boron has 3 valence electrons, after forming bonds with chlorine electrons around it increases to 6, but it still is short of 2 electrons. In B2H6, B forms 3C -2e bond and has less number  of electrons. Hence, these are electron deficient species.

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