# lone pair

> pair of valence electrons that are not shared with another atom; concept used in valence shell electron pair repulsion theory (VSEPR theory) which explains the shapes of molecules

**Wikidata**: [Q804644](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q804644)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_pair)  
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## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)