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Interpretation:
Bond angle of
Concept Introduction:
VSEPR Theory:
The basis for this theory is the electron pair that is bonded electron present in either single or double bonds or lone pair electrons, present in the valence shell tends to repel each other which then tend to be in position in order to minimize the repulsions.
According to VSEPR theory, the geometry is predicted by the minimizing the repulsions between electron-pairs in the bonds and lone-pairs of electrons. The VSEPR theory is summarized in the given table as,
- • Bond angle is the angle between two bonds of a molecule and it is determined based on the electron-domain geometry.
- • Electro-domain geometry includes both bond pairs and lone pairs of central atom for determining the geometry of molecule.
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