Answer
molecular: B2H6
empirical: BH3
Work Step by Step
Diborane has 2 boron and 6 hydrogen so B2H6. We can divide by 2 and get BH3 for the empirical formula.
Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.
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Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321910419
ISBN 13:
978-0-32191-041-7
Chapter 2 - Atoms, Molecules, and Ions - Exercises - Page 76: 2.50c
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