Which of the following molecule does not have any lone pair of electrons on the central atom?

H₂O

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NH₃

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CH₄

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PCl₅

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Solution

The correct options are
C
CH₄

D
PCl₅

$N H_{3}$ molecule has one lone pair of electrons on the central atom.
$H_{2} O$ molecule has two lone pairs of electrons.
$C H_{4} a n d P C l_{5}$ does not have any lone pair of electrons.

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C H_{4}, H_{2} O, N H_{3}, P C l_{3}

P C l_{5}

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