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How many three-centre two-electron (3c-2e) bonds are present in one molecule of diborane, ?

  1. ATwo
  2. BSix
  3. CZero
  4. DFour

Answer: A

Diborane has two bridging hydrogens, each forming one B-H-B banana bond (3c-2e). The four terminal B-H bonds are ordinary 2c-2e bonds. So there are 2 three-centre bonds.
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