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What is lonepair of electrons ?

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A lone pair is a valence electron pair without bonding or sharing with other atoms.They are found in the outermost electron shell of an atom, so lone pairs are a subset of a molecule's valence electrons. These are less reactive and highly stable.


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the electrons which not participate in bonding are called lone pairs
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A lone pair of elections is the free electrons of an atom participating in a chemical bonding that remains unbonded in that particular chemical bonding.
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In chemistry, a lone pair refers to a pair of valence electrons that are not shared with another atom and is sometimes called a non-bonding pair. Lone pairs are found in the outermost electron shell of atoms.
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