Multiple choice

Which species has maximum number of lone pair of electrons?

  1. PO3-

  2. ClO3-

  3. SO4--

  4. I3-

  5. None of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

I3- ion has three lone pair of electron because I- atom containing eight electrons instead of seven, two electron are shared with two I-atom and remaining three lone pairs are left.

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