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The number of lone pairs of electrons present on $X$ e in $X e F_{2}$ is:

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Solution

The correct option is A 3
$X e F_{2}$ has 3 lone pairs of electrons as shown in figure. This is because out of its 8 valence electrons 2 are participating in bond formation and thus 3 lone pairs of electrons are present in $X e F_{2}$ .

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