Chemistry · CHEMICAL BONDING AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
हिन्दीIn the shown Lewis electron dot diagram of covalent bonding, how many total lone pairs of electrons are present on the chlorine atoms in a single \( \text{CCl}_4 \) molecule?
Correct answer · Option 1
\( 12 \)
Explanation
Each of the 4 chlorine atoms retains 3 non-bonding pairs (lone pairs), so total lone pairs = \( 4 \times 3 = 12 \).