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ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureJEE Main

Two lone pairs of electrons and two bond pairs are present in

Answer: (D)

Solution

In , nitrogen has 5 valence electrons plus 1 extra electron from the negative charge, giving 6 electrons total; 2 of these form bonds with the 2 hydrogen atoms, leaving 4 electrons as 2 lone pairs. This gives exactly

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