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Questions Related to study of diborane

Identify the statement that is not correct as far as structure of diborane is concerned.

  1. There are two bridging hydrogen atoms in diborane

  2. Each boron atom forms four bonds in diborane

  3.  All B - H bonds in diborane are similar

  4. Diborane contains 3c-2$e^{-}$ bonds


Correct Option: C

In diborane:

  1. 4 bridged hydrogen and two terminal hydrogen are present

  2. 2 bridged hydrogen and four terminal hydrogen are present

  3. 3 bridged hydrogen and three terminal hydrogen are present

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In diborane, there are 2 bridged $H$ atoms and 4 terminal $H$ atoms as shown in figure.

When an inorganic compound (X) having 3c-2e as well as 2c-2e bonds reacts with ammonia gas at a certain temperature and gives a compound(Y) iso-structural with benzene.Compound (X) with ammonia at a high temperature, produces a hard substance (Z).Then:

  1. X is $B _{2}H _{6}$

  2. Z is known as inorganic graphite

  3. Z having structure similar to graphite

  4. Z having structure similar to X


Correct Option: A,B,C
Explanation:

X is $B _2H _6$ having 3c-2e as well as 2c-2e bonds. $B _2H _6$ reacts with $NH _3$ to form borazine or inorganic benzene. Z is $(BN) _x$ is called inorganic graphite and has similar structure to graphite. The whole reaction is shown in figure.

An example of three centred bond is:

  1. $BN$

  2. $H _{3}BO _{3}$

  3. $NaBH _{4}$

  4. $B _{2}H _{6}$


Correct Option: D

In the reaction, $2X+B _{2}H _{6}\rightarrow [BH _{2}(X) _{2}]^{+}BH _{4}^{-}$, the amine(s) X is (are) :

  1. $NH _{3}$

  2. $CH _{3}NH _{2}$

  3. $(CH _{3}) _2NH$

  4. $(CH _{3}) _{3}N$


Correct Option: A,B,C
Explanation:

Smaller amines such as $NH _3$, $CH _3NH _2$ and $(CH _3) _2NH$ give unsymetrical cleavage of diborane according to following reaction
$2NH _3+B _{2}H _{6}\rightarrow [BH _{2}(NH _3) _{2}]^{+}BH _{4}^{-}$
Large amines such as $(CH _3) _3N$ give symmetrical cleavage of diborane according to following reaction
$B _2H _6 + 2N(CH _3) _3 \rightarrow 2(CH _3) _3N \rightarrow BH _3$

Select the incorrect statement 

  1. Diborane is $e^-$ deficient molecule

  2. Borazine is similar to benzene

  3. Baeyers's process is used to purify red Bauxite

  4. $BF _3$ is most acidic in boron trihalides


Correct Option: D

Diborane $(B _2H _6)$ on combustion give 

  1. Boron

  2. Hydrogen

  3. $B _2O _3$

  4. $H _2B _4O _7$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The combustion of diborane give $B _2O _3$

according to the reaction 
$B _2H _6(g) + 3O _2(g) \rightarrow B _2O _3(s) + 3H _2O()g$.

Diborane is formed from the elements as shown in equation (1) $ 2B(s) +3H _2(g) \rightarrow B _2H _6(g) ......(1) $
The $ H^o$ for the reaction (1) is 
Given that 

$ { H } _{ 2 }O(\ell )\rightarrow H _{ 2 }O(g) $ $ \Delta { H } _{ 1 }^{ 0 }=44kJ $
$ 2B(s)+\frac { 3 }{ 2 } { O } _{ 2 }(g)\rightarrow B _{ 2 }O _{ 3 }(s) $ $ \Delta { H } _{ 2 }^{ 0 }=-1273kJ $
$ B _{ 2 }H _{ 6 }(g)+3O _{ 2 }(g)\rightarrow B _{ 2 }O _{ 3 }+3H _{ 2 }O(g) $ $ \Delta { H } _{ 3 }^{ 0 }=-2035kJ $
$ H _{ 2 }(g)+\frac { 1 }{ 2 } O _{ 2 }(g)\rightarrow H _{ 2 }O(\ell ) $ $ \Delta { H } _{ 4 }^{ 0 }=-286kJ $
  1. 36 kJ

  2. 509 kJ

  3. 520kJ

  4. -3550kJ


Correct Option: D

$B _2H _6$ reacts with $O _2$ and $H _2O$ respectively to form: 

  1. $B _2O _3, H _3BO _3$

  2. $B _2O _3, BH _4^-$

  3. $HBO _2, H _3BO _3$

  4. $H _3BO _3, HBO _2$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
$B _2H _6 + 3O _2 \to B _2O _3 + 3H _2O$
$B _2H _6 + 6H _2O \to 2H _3BO _3 + 6H _2$

Which is/are correct for $B _2H _6$ structure ?

  1. It has $1:B-H$ terminal bonds and two 3C-2e bonds

  2. It has $5:B-H$ terminal bonds and two 3C-2e bonds

  3. It has $4:B-H$ terminal bonds and two 3C-2e bonds and one $B-B$ bond

  4. It has ionic interaction between $[BH _2]^+$ and $[BH _4]^-$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In the structure of diborane, $4$ terminal $B-H$ bonds are present. These are regular 2C-2e bonds.
In addition, two $B-H-B$ bridges are present. These are 3C-2e bonds.