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VSEPR Theory

VSEPR Theory. Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Theory “Electron pairs around atoms tend to be as far apart as possible.” Similar charges (I.e., negative charges from electrons) tend to repel each other and want to be spaced apart at maximum angles. Used to predict molecular geometries

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VSEPR Theory

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  1. VSEPR Theory • Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Theory • “Electron pairs around atoms tend to be as far apart as possible.” • Similar charges (I.e., negative charges from electrons) tend to repel each other and want to be spaced apart at maximum angles. • Used to predict molecular geometries • Bond angles • Angles between bonds • Spacing apart as far as possible • Lone pairs of electrons will repel bonded atoms a bit more than expected toward each other around the central atom

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