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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Identify the set of molecules in which the central atom has only one lone pair of electrons in their valence shells

  1. A \(\mathrm{BrF}_5, \mathrm{SF}_4, \mathrm{SnCl}_2\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{BrF}_5, \mathrm{XeF}_4, \mathrm{SnCl}_2\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{XeF}_4, \mathrm{NH}_3, \mathrm{ClF}_3\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{XeF}_6, \mathrm{ClF}_3, \mathrm{SF}_4\)
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(A) \(\mathrm{BrF}_5, \mathrm{SF}_4, \mathrm{SnCl}_2\)

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\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text{Molecule} & \begin{array}{c} \text{CMVE (central} \\ \text{metal valence} \\ \text{electron)} \end{array} & \begin{array}{c} \text{Lone} \\ \text{pair} \end{array} & \begin{array}{c} \text{Bond} \\ \text{pair} \end{array} \\ \hline…