There are two lone pairs of electrons on the oxygen atom in the Lewis structure of CH3OH.
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There are two lone pairs of electrons in the most stable Lewis structure of the nitrate ion (NO3-). The nitrogen atom has a full octet (eight electrons) and does not have any lone pairs in this structure.
The Lewis dot structure for HOCl shows oxygen with two lone pairs of electrons, chlorine with three lone pairs of electrons, and hydrogen with one lone pair of electrons. The oxygen is double bonded to the chlorine.
There are two lone pairs of electrons in the Lewis structure of a phosphate ion (PO4^3-). Each oxygen atom has two lone pairs of electrons, totaling 8 lone pairs for the four oxygen atoms in the phosphate ion.
There are two lone pairs of electrons in the Lewis structure of hydrazine (H2NNH2), one on each nitrogen atom. These lone pairs contribute to the molecule's overall geometry and reactivity.
In the Lewis structure of formaldehyde, there are 2 nonbonding electrons on the oxygen atom.