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A lone pair of electrons in an atom implies(a) A pair of valence electrons not involved inbonding(b) A pair of electrons involved in bonding(c) A pair of electrons(d) A pair of valence electrons |
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Answer» (a) is the correct answer In chemistry, alone pairrefers to apairof valenceelectronsthat are not shared with another atom and is sometimes called a non-bondingpair.Lone pairsare found in the outermostelectronshell of atoms. They can be identified by using a Lewis structure. |
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