Which of the following statements is not correct about diborane?
Both the boron atoms are hybridised.
There are two 3-centre-2-electron bonds.
The four terminal B-H bonds are 2-centre-2-electron bonds.
The four terminal hydrogen atoms and the two boron atoms lie in one plane.
In the structure of diborane (), each boron atom is hybridised. 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 B-H bonds are regular two-centre-two-electron (2c-2e) bonds, while the two bridging B-H-B bonds are three-centre-two-electron (3c-2e) bonds (also called banana bonds). Therefore, the statement that both boron atoms are hybridised is incorrect.
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