Number of terminal hydrogen atoms present in diborane?

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Solution

The correct option is B 4
Diborane is an electron deficient molecule. The two boron atoms and the four terminal hydrogen atoms of the molecule are all in the same plane. These four terminal B -H bonds are regular 2-centered- 2 electron bonds. The bridging hydrogen atoms lie above and below this plane.
Hence option B is correct answer.

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