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Consider the species , , , , , , , . Among these, take those whose central atom is hybridised and which have zero net dipole moment. The total number of lone pairs on the central atoms of these species is
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Answer: 4
Hybridisation from steric number: (4 bond pairs + 2 lone pairs = 6): , square planar, nonpolar. (5 bonds incl. Xe=O, 1 lone pair): , square pyramidal, polar. (4 + 2 lone pairs): , square planar, nonpolar. (5 + 1): , square pyramidal, polar. (6 + 0): , octahedral, nonpolar. : . : (nonpolar, but not ). : , T-shaped, polar. Qualifying species: (2 lone pairs), (2), (0). Total .
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