What is lone pair of electrons

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Dear student,

A lone pair refers to a pair of valence electrons that are not shared with another atom and is sometimes called a non-bonding pair. (they are not involved in sharing)

Lone pairs are found in the outermost electron shell of atoms

You can understand it from the figure given below

Lone pairs in ammonia

Lone pairs in water

Hope you understood

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