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lone pair

lone pair noun: a pair of electrons in the valence shell of an atom that does not participate in bonding.

Noun

lone pair (plural lone pairs)

  1. A pair of electrons in the valence shell of an atom that does not participate in bonding.

lone pair meaning in Tamil

lone pair in Tamil

தனி இணை, தனி இரட்டை

Forms of lone pair

plurallone pairs

Questions about lone pair

What does lone pair mean?
Lone pair means a pair of electrons in the valence shell of an atom that does not participate in bonding.
What is lone pair in Tamil?
Lone pair in Tamil is தனி இணை, தனி இரட்டை. See Lone pair meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lone pair?
Lone pair is a noun.
What is the plural of lone pair?
The plural of lone pair is lone pairs.

Words near lone pair in the dictionary

  1. lone
  2. Lone Butte
  3. lone gunman
  4. lone gunmen
  5. lone it
  6. lone pair
  7. lone pairs
  8. Lone Pine
  9. lone ranger
  10. lone rangering
  11. lone rangers

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