The number of 2-centre-2-electron and 3-centre-2-electron bonds in `B_(2)H_(6)`, respectively, are

Options

A. 2 and 4
B. 2 and 2
C. 4 and 2
D. 2 and 1

Answer

C

Explanation

`B_(2)H_(6)` has 2 bridge bonds `(3C- 2e^(-))` and 4 terminal bonds `(2C- 2e^(-))`