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Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) theory explains molecular shapes based on the repulsion between electron pairs around a central atom. This theory states that electron pairs, including both bonding and lone pairs, arrange themselves to minimize repulsion, determining the geometry of the molecule. Common molecular shapes include linear, trigonal planar, tetrahedral, trigonal bipyramidal, and octahedral.

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Molecules

Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) theory explains molecular shapes based on the repulsion between electron pairs around a central atom. This theory states that electron pairs, including both bonding and lone pairs, arrange themselves to minimize repulsion, determining the geometry of the molecule. Common molecular shapes include linear, trigonal planar, tetrahedral, trigonal bipyramidal, and octahedral.

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Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) theory predicts the shapes of molecules based on the idea

that electron pairs around a central atom repel each other. This repulsion arranges the electron pairs as
far apart as possible to minimize repulsive forces, resulting in specific molecular shapes and bond angles.

The main idea is that electron pairs around a central atom will arrange themselves as far apart as
possible to minimize repulsion. This arrangement determines the geometry of the molecule.

Here's a bit more detail:

 Electron Pairs: These include both bonding pairs (shared between atoms) and lone pairs (not shared,
belonging to one atom).
 Repulsion: Lone pairs repel more strongly than bonding pairs, affecting the shape and bond angles.
 Shapes: Common shapes include linear, trigonal planar, tetrahedral, trigonal bipyramidal, and
octahedral, depending on the number of electron pairs.

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