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Grade 12th passInorganic Chemistry

What do you understand by lone pair and shared pair of electrons?

Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years ago
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Lone pair: A pair of electrons which is not shared with any other atom is known as the lone pair of electrons. ... Shared pair: A pair of electrons which is shared with other atoms to form a bond is known as shared pair of electrons.

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