When BCl 3 gas is passed through an electric discharge, small amounts of the reactive molecule B

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When BCl3 gas is passed through an electric discharge, small amounts of the reactive molecule B2Cl4 are produced. (The molecule has a B—B covalent bond.)
(a) Draw a Lewis electron dot structure for B2Cl4.
(b) Describe the hybridization of the B atoms in the molecule and the geometry around each B atom.

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Chemistry And Chemical Reactivity

ISBN: 9780357001172

10th Edition

Authors: John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel

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