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The nitrite ion (NO2^−) has one lone pair of electrons. In its Lewis structure, the nitrogen atom is bonded to two oxygen atoms, with one double bond and one single bond. The single-bonded oxygen atom carries a negative charge and has three lone pairs, while the nitrogen itself has one lone pair. Thus, the total number of lone pairs in the nitrite ion is four: three on one oxygen and one on nitrogen.

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