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A molecule with a central atom and two bonded atoms is bent with a bond angle of 105◦ . Assuming the central atom satisfies the octet rule, how many lone pairs does it have?
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A molecule with a central atom and two bonded atoms is bent with a bond angle of 105◦ . Assuming the central atom satisfies the octet rule, how many lone pairs does it have?

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Answer: 2 lone pairs

Explanation: this is clearly a water molecule in which two hydrogen atom is bonded to one oxygen atom.

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A molecule with a central atom and two bonded atoms is bent with a bond angle of 105◦ . Assuming-example-1
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