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Lone Pairs and Bond Pairs

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Total number of electron pairs present around the central atom in ${BeCl}_{2}$ molecule is:
2

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Solution

The correct option is A 2
The central atom in ${BeCl}_{2}$ molecule is $Be$ . It has two electrons in the outermost shell. Since, it shares one electron each with two chlorine atoms to form ${BeCl}_{2}$ , it has two electron pairs.

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