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The p-Block Elements
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What is tau or banana bond?

Answer

The B.........H.........B bridges in diborane because of distorted sp3 hybridization, involving the empty 2pz orbital,thus resulting in the formation of a tau bond or a banana bond. It is a typical case of dual hybridization in the boron atom.

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