Q.

The number of 2-centre-2-electron and 3-centre-2-electron bonds in B2H6, respectively, are :

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a

2 and 4

b

2 and 1

c

2 and 2

d

4 and 2

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

In diborane each B atom undergoes sp3  hybridisation ,it contains two B-H-B bridges . Each bridge bond is formed by overlapping of one "B"sp3  hybrid orbital with one electron, hydrogen s-orbital with one electron and another boron sp3 hybrid orbital without electron .That is the bridge head bond is a electron deficient three centre two electron bond.The number of atoms involved in bridged bonds in one diborane molecule is four.
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