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How many bond pair and lone pair are there in $C O_{3}^{2 -}$ ?

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No. of bond pair $= 4$ $∵$ all $4$ valence $e^{-}$ of $C$ participated in bonding
No. of lone pair $= 8$ $∵$ $8$ pair of $e^{-}$ of oxygen did not participated in bonding.

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