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(a)
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Bond angle and shape at central atom in
Concept Introduction:
Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion model predicts shape by inclusion of bond angles and most distant arrangement of atoms that leads to minimum repulsion. The bonded-atom unshared -pair arrangement and bond angle is decided by the table as follows:
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Bond angle at central atom for
Concept Introduction:
Refer to part (a).
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Bond angle and shape at central atom in
Concept Introduction:
Refer to part (a).
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Bond angle and shape at central atom in
Concept Introduction:
Refer to part (a).
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