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If diborane has 3c-2e bonds, then why are both boron atoms still electron deficit?
This is an image of the structure of diborane.
It has a 3-center-2-electron bridge bond.
As we can see in the bridge bond, the electron in the hydrogen atom and one electron in either boron atom is ...
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Ionic compounds with hydride anion [closed]
Ionic compounds are formed when an atom $\ce{A}$ donates one of it's electron to another atom $\ce{B}$ to form an ionic compound $\ce{A+B-}$. This is significantly more likely to happen as the ...
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