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electron pair
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electron pair [i′lek‚trän ′per]
(physical chemistry)
A pair of valence electrons which form a nonpolar bond between two neighboring atoms.


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The two electrons left over in the form of a lone pair, which makes this species highly reactive to attack CO2.
The presence of an electron lone pair at the nitrogen atom of the imine group enables the protonation of PAs with Bronsted acids.
M is a multivalent heteroatom having at least one lone pair of electrons selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur, directly attached to the light emitting moiety of Lumi at one end and to P at the other end.
 
 
 
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