Question

The number of lone pairs of electrons on central atom of `H_(2)O,SnCl_(2),PCl_(3)and XeF_(2)` respectively are:
A. `2,1,1,3`
B. `2,2,1,3`
C. `3,1,1,2`
D. `2,1,2,3`

Answer 1

Correct Answer - A
`underset((2))(H_(2)overset(* *)(O":"))" "underset((1))overset(* *)(SnCl_(2))" "underset((1))(overset(* *)(PCl_(3)))" "underset((3))(overset(* *)underset(* *)(":"XeF_(2)))`