JEE Main 202310 AprilMorning Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2023
- Date
- 10 April
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
JEE Main 2023 · 10 April · Morning Shift · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
The sum of lone pairs present on the central atom of the...
The sum of lone pairs present on the central atom of the interhalogen and is ______

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Step-by-step solution
In , the central atom is iodine, which has valence electrons. Iodine in this molecule has bonding pairs and lone pair. Therefore, the number of lone pairs on the central atom of is .
In , the central atom is also iodine, which has valence electrons. Iodine in this molecule has bond pairs and lone pairs. Therefore, the number of lone pairs on the central atom of is .
Therefore, the sum of the number of lone pairs in the central atom of and is .
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