Whether hydronium is having lone pair or shared pair?

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When $H^{+}$ attacks the water molecule, the central oxygen of water donates one lone pair to $H^{+}$ to form a covalent bond with it so, in hydronium ion, the central oxygen has 3 hydrogens covalently bonded and there is a lone pair on the oxygen.

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Whether hydronium is having lone pair or shared pair?

When H+ attacks the water molecule, the central oxygen of water donates one lone pair to H+ to form a covalent bond with it so, in hydronium ion, the central oxygen has 3 hydrogens covalently bonded and there is a lone pair on the oxygen.

When $H^{+}$ attacks the water molecule, the central oxygen of water donates one lone pair to $H^{+}$ to form a covalent bond with it so, in hydronium ion, the central oxygen has 3 hydrogens covalently bonded and there is a lone pair on the oxygen.