Question

In diborane, the two $H-B-H$ angles are nearly :

• A. $60^{\circ },120^{\circ }$
• B. $95^{\circ },120^{\circ }$
• C. $95^{\circ },150^{\circ }$
• D. $120^{\circ },180^{\circ }$

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Structure of diborane is as follows :


Thus the $H-B-H$ angles are nearly $97^{\circ },120^{\circ }$.