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Question

The molecule with thirteen lone pairs is

Easy

A

AsCl₅
B

TeF₄
C

IF₃
D

XeF₂

Solution

‘Te’ is a 16^th group element. Since it has four bond pairs around central atom, it must have one lone pair on central atom.
Each bonded halogen has three lone pairs on them . Thus in TeF₄ molecule there are thirteen lone pairs.

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