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In the Lewis structure for the selenite ion, SeO32, how many lone pairs are around the central atom?

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a

2

b

1

c

0

d

3

answer is B.

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The selenium atom, which has three oxygen atoms bonded to it, is surrounded by one double bond, two single bonds, and a Lewis structure in SeO32, The selenium atom has one lone pair, the two oxygen atoms with single bonds have three, and the oxygen atom with a double bond has two lone pairs.

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