JEE Main 2022 — Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure Question with Solution
JEE Main 2022 (26 Jun Shift 2)
Question
Amongst and , the number of species with two lone pairs of electrons is
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2
Step-by-step explanation
Electrons which are not involved in the bond formation are called the lone pair of electrons.
As we can see from the structures are having two lone pairs on the central atom.
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