The chemical structure of formaldehyde ( methanal) is
H-C(=O)-H
Carbon uses all four of its bonding electrons
Hydrogen uses its one bonding electron
However, oxygen uses two of its six outer most electrons to form the double bond. Thereby leaving two (non-bonding) lone pairs ( 4 electrons) on the oxygen atom.
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