If hydrogen is more electronegative than boron, then why is the oxidation number of boron in BH₃ -3?
Shouldn't boron give it's electrons to hydrogen and become +3?
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If hydrogen is more electronegative than boron, then why is the oxidation number of boron in BH₃ -3?
Shouldn't boron give it's electrons to hydrogen and become +3?
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Answer:
because boron have vacant 2p orbitals, so boron can accept electrons. BH3 is a dimer not a monomer like B2H6. so, that's the reason oxidation no. of boron is -3