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How many lone pairs of electrons does O atom have in methanol?(a) 0(b) 1(c) 2(d) 4I had been asked this question at a job interview.The above asked question is from Structures of Functional Groups topic in division Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers of Chemistry – Class 12

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The correct answer is (c) 2

The explanation: The oxygen atom in METHANOL is sp^3 hybridised. One of the sp^3 orbitals overlaps with 1S ORBITAL of hydrogen (of OH group) and one sp^3 orbital overlaps with sp^3 orbital of C atom. The remaining two sp^3 orbitals CONTAIN one lone pair of electrons each.



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