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5. (a) Using Wade's rule, predict the structures of B6H10 and B6H12 and classify the boranes as closo, nido, or arachno.
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5. (a) Using Wade's rule, predict the structures of B6H10 and B6H12 and classify the boranes as closo, nido, or arachno. (6 marks) (b) Which boron hydride would you expect to be more thermally stable, B6H10 or B6H12? Explain briefly. (2 marks) (c) Identify compound I, compound II and compound III in the following reaction scheme. LiAIH4 BF3 compound I CaF2 H2O heat compound III compound II (3 marks) (d) SF4 reacts with BF3 to form [SF3][BF4]. Use VSEPR theory to predict the shapes of the cation and the anion in [SF3][BF4]. (2 marks)