Inorganic Chemistry
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Interpretation: The species between
Concept introduction: The molecular shape is determined primarily by the repulsions between pairsof electrons in the molecule or molecular ion. As per valence-shell-electron-pair repulsion theory, these pairs of electrons are bonding pairs or lone pairs. The valence-shell-electron-pair repulsion theory is abbreviated as VSEPR.
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