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The summation of total no. of lone pairs and σ bonds in in species (A, B and C) is.
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No. of lone pair in XeF 2 : 9 , σ bonds in XeF 2 : 2
No. of lone pair in HF : 3 , σ bond : 1
No. of lone pair in O 2 : 4 , σ bonds in O 2 : 1
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