p-Block Elements-I - Result Question 2
####2. Diborane
(2019 Main, 8 April I)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 2. (a)
Solution:
- Diborane
reacts independently with and to produce and respectively. Diborane is a colourless, highly toxic gas, having boiling point . Because of its inflammable nature, it catches fire spontaneously when exposed to air and burns in oxygen releasing an enormous amount of energy as:
It gets hydrolysed readily to give boric acid.