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Explain the electron deficient nature of diborane towards Lewis bases through reaction

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### Step-by-Step Text Solution: 1. **Understanding Diborane Structure**: - Diborane (B₂H₆) consists of two boron (B) atoms and six hydrogen (H) atoms. The structure can be visualized as two boron atoms connected by two bridging hydrogen atoms, with each boron atom also bonded to two terminal hydrogen atoms. 2. **Identifying Electron Deficiency**: - Boron is an element with only three valence electrons. In diborane, each boron atom is surrounded by four atoms (two hydrogen atoms and one bridging hydrogen), which means that it does not have a complete octet. This results in an electron deficiency in the boron atoms. ...
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