Question

The banana bond in diborane is constituted by

• A. 2 Atoms and 2 electrons
• B. 2 Atoms and 3 electrons
• C. 3 Atoms and 2 electrons
• D. 3 Atoms and 3 electrons

Answer 1

The correct option is A 2 Atoms and 2 electrons

A banana bond is also known as a bent bond. It is a type of chemical bonding where the ordinary hybridization state of two atoms making up a chemical bond are modified with increased or decreased s-orbital character in order to accommodate a particular molecular geometry (that of 3 bananas in a ring shape).

A 4-center 2-electron (4c–2e) bond is a type of chemical bond in which four atoms share two electrons in bonding, with a net bond order of ​¹⁄₂. This type of bondingdiffers from the usual covalent bond, which involves two atoms sharing two electrons (2c–2e bonding).