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While drawing the Lewis dot structure of an oxygen molecule, sharing of electron pairs are shown between the oxygen atoms.

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Solution

The correct option is A 2
The Lewis dot structure of an oxygen molecule is shown as:

Thus, sharing of 2 electron pairs are shown between the oxygen atoms.

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