Find the sum of bond pairs and non-bonding electron pairs in ICI molecule.Correct answer is '4'. Can you explain this answer?

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3 lone pairs and 1 bond pair

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Iodine has 7 electron in its valence shell and chlorine is monovalent so I share 1 electron with cl to form bonds and 3 lone pairs remain to the atom itself
no. of bond pair=1no. of lone pair =3

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Analysis of ICl molecule:

- ICl molecule consists of one iodine atom and one chlorine atom bonded together.
- Iodine has 7 valence electrons and chlorine has 7 valence electrons.
- The bond between iodine and chlorine is a single covalent bond, which means they share one pair of electrons.

Bond pairs and non-bonding electron pairs:

- In ICl molecule, there is one bond pair between the iodine and chlorine atoms.
- Iodine has 3 lone pairs of electrons, and chlorine has 3 lone pairs of electrons.
- These lone pairs of electrons are non-bonding electron pairs because they are not involved in the bond between the two atoms.

Sum of bond pairs and non-bonding electron pairs:

- To find the sum of bond pairs and non-bonding electron pairs in ICl molecule, we add the number of bond pairs and the number of non-bonding electron pairs.
- In this case, there is 1 bond pair and 3 non-bonding electron pairs on each atom.
- Therefore, the sum of bond pairs and non-bonding electron pairs in ICl molecule is 1 (bond pair) + 3 (non-bonding electron pairs) = 4.

Therefore, the correct answer is 4, which represents the total number of bond pairs and non-bonding electron pairs in ICl molecule.

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