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What characteristics do you expect from an electron-deficient hydride with respect to its structure and chemical reactions?

Options

  1. AElectron-deficient hydrides have an excess of electrons and are highly stable.
  2. BElectron-deficient hydrides have exactly the right number of electrons for stability.
  3. CElectron-deficient hydrides lack sufficient electrons for stability and readily accept electrons from other at
  4. DElectron-deficient hydrides have unpaired electrons in their electron configuration.

Correct answer

C. Electron-deficient hydrides lack sufficient electrons for stability and readily accept electrons from other at

Step-by-step solution

Correct Option is : (C) Electron-deficient hydrides lack sufficient electrons for stability and readily accept electrons from other atoms.

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