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lone pairs

lone pairs is the plural of lone pair.

Meaning of lone pair

Noun

lone pair (plural lone pairs)

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

Questions about lone pairs

What is lone pairs the plural of?
Lone pairs is the plural of lone pair.

Words near lone pairs in the dictionary

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

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