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In the Lewis structure for the $O F_{2}$ molecule, the number of lone pairs of electrons around the central oxygen atom is:

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Solution

The correct option is A $2$
In the Lewis structure for the $O F_{2}$ molecule, the number of lone pairs of electrons around the central oxygen atom is $2$ .

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