Chemistry
What do you understand by lone pair of electrons.
Chemical Bonding
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A pair of electrons which is not shared with any other atom is known as the lone pair of electrons.
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(a) Co-ordinate bond compound,
(b) Solid covalent compound,
(c) Gaseous polar covalent compound,
(d) Gaseous non polar covalent compound,
(e) Liquid non polar covalent compound,
(f) Compound with electrovalent and covalent bond,
(g) Compound with all three types of bonds.
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(i) is Y getting oxidized or reduced ?
(ii) which electrode will Y migrate to during the process of electrolysis ?
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(a) water,
(b) calcium oxide,
(c) hydroxyl ion,
(d) methane,
(e) ammonium ion,
(f) ammonium chloride
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