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KCET · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

A covalent molecule \(\mathrm{AB}_{3}\) has pyramidal structure. The number of lone pair and bond pair of electrons in the molecule are respectively

  1. A 2 and 2
  2. B 0 and 4
  3. C 3 and 1
  4. D 1 and 3
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(D) 1 and 3

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The pyramidal structure of covalent molecule \(\mathrm{AB}_{3}\) is as:



No. of lone pair \(=1\)
No. of bond pair \(=3\)