Question

how many electrons are present in B2H6?

Answer 1

Answer:

If we consider the molecule B2H6 (diborane Figure 1), there are 12 valence electrons at our disposal for chemical bonding (B has 3, and H has 1, so 2xB + 6xH =12). Each terminal B–H bond is a standard vanilla two electron bond, and there are four of these, thus accounting for a total of eight electrons.