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What do you undersand by bond pairs and lone pairs of electrons? Illustrate by giving example of each type.

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The shared pair of electrons incolved between the atoms are called bond pairs, as they are respondible for bonding and the pair of electrons which are not involved in bonding are called lone pair. For example: `Nh_3`
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