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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

The number of lone pairs of electrons on central atom of \(\mathrm{CFF}_3, \mathrm{NF}_3, \mathrm{SF}_4, \mathrm{XeF}_4\) respectively are

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

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\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text{Compound} & \begin{array}{c} \text{Valence electron} \\ \text{of central metal atom} \end{array} & \text{Bond pair} & \text{Lone pair} \\ \hline \mathrm{CF}_3 & 7 & 3 & 2 \\ \hline \mathrm{NF}_3 & 5 & 3 & 1 \\ \hline \mathrm{SF}_4 & 6 & 4 & 1…