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Electron Domains

• We can refer to the
directions to which
electrons point as
electron domains. This
is true whether there is
one or more electron
pairs pointing in that
direction. It is also true if
it is a lone pair or a bond.

• The central atom in this
molecule, A, has four
electron domains.

Basic Concepts
of Chemical
Bonding

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