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

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The total number of lone pairs of electrons in ethylene glycol is . (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)

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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 .

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