Q. How many lone pairs are present on after the bond formation in molecule?

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Answer: 2

Solution:

The Chlorine trifluoride should consist of 2 lone-pairs and 3 bond-pairs. The central atom, Cl, requires three unpaired electrons to bond with three F-atoms. One 3s, three 3p, and one of the 3d orbitals of Cl participate in the hybridization, and thereby, five hybrid orbitals are formed.
The structure of is as follows:
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