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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Which set of the following molecules has only one lone pair of electrons on their respective central atoms?
(i) \(\mathrm{SO}_2\)
(ii) \(\mathrm{XeF}_4\)
(iii) \(\mathrm{PbCl}_2\)
(iv) \(\mathrm{SF}_4\)
(v) \(\mathrm{ClF}_3\)

  1. A (i), (iii), (iv)
  2. B (ii), (iii), (iv)
  3. C (i), (ii), (v)
  4. D (i), (iii), (v)
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(A) (i), (iii), (iv)

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Shape \(\mathrm{SO}_2, \mathrm{PbCl}_2\) and \(\mathrm{SF}_4\) contain one lone pair.