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  4. The total number of lone pairs of electrons in ethylene glycol is .

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Q. The total number of lone pairs of electrons in ethylene glycol is ___.

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Solution:

The structure of ethylene glycol is $HO - CH _{2}- CH _{2}- OH$. Each $O$ atom contains two lone pairs of electrons. Hence, total lone pairs are $4$ .