The number of lone pairs on chlorine atom in $C l O^{-},$ $C l O_{2}^{-}, C l O_{3}^{-}, C l O_{4}^{-}$ ions are:

0, 1, 2, 3

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1, 2, 3, 4

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4, 3, 2, 1

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3, 2, 1, 0

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Solution

The correct option is D $3, 2, 1, 0$
Lone pairs are in the order: 3,2,1,0 as shown in the figure
Hence, option $D$ is correct..

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