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Published on: August 14, 2026
Given below are two statements .
Statement I Among the species 
and 
, the maximum number of lone pair of electrons on the central atom has 
.
Statement II The molecule 
has one lone pair with 
hybridisation.
choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
Statement I is false but Statement II is true. Its correct form is: Among the species 
and 
, the maximum number of lone pair of electrons on the central atom has 
.
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