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Q. How many electron pairs are present in valence shell of oxygen in water molecule?

MHT CETMHT CET 2005Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Solution:

Water molecule (H$_2$O) has following structure Hence, there are four pairs of electrons (2 lone pairs and 2 bond pairs) in the valence shell of O-atom

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