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The number of lone pairs on Chlorine atom in `CIO^(-), CIO_(2)^(-), CIO_(3)^(-), ClO_(4)^(-)` ions are 

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`{:(ClO_(4)^(-)=.0. "lone pair"),(ClO_(3)^(-)=.1. "lone pair"),(ClO_(2)^(-)=.2. "lone pair"),(ClO^(-)=.3. "lone pair"):}}` Total no. of lone pairs `=0+1+2+3=6`
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