According to the VSEPR model, the arrangmenet of electron pairs around NH3 and CH4 is? 1) different because in each case there are a differnent number of atoms around the centrral atom. 2) different or the same, becasue depending on the condition leading to maximum repulsion 3) the same, becuase in each case there are the same number of electron groups around the central atom 4) different, because in each case there are different numbers of electron groups around the central atom 5) the same, becuase both nitrogen and carbon are both in the second period

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According to the VSEPR model, the arrangmenet of electron pairs around NH3 and CH4 is?

1) different because in each case there are a differnent number of atoms around the centrral atom.

2) different or the same, becasue depending on the condition leading to maximum repulsion

3) the same, becuase in each case there are the same number of electron groups around the central atom

4) different, because in each case there are different numbers of electron groups around the central atom

5) the same, becuase both nitrogen and carbon are both in the second period 

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