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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

The number of lone pairs of electrons on the central atom of \(\mathrm{BrF}_5, \mathrm{XeO}_3, \mathrm{SO}_2\) respectively are

  1. A \(1,1,2\)
  2. B \(1,2,2\)
  3. C \(2,2,1\)
  4. D \(1,1,1\)
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(D) \(1,1,1\)

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\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text{Molecule} & \begin{array}{c} \text{Valence} \\ \text{electron of CM} \end{array} & \text{Bond pair} & \begin{array}{c} \text{Lone} \\ \text{pair} \end{array} \\ \hline \mathrm{BrF}_5 & 7 & 5 & 1 \\ \hline \mathrm{XeO}_3 & 8 & 3 & 1 \\ \hline…