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Valence-Shell Electron-Pair Repulsion
(VSEPR) Model
“The best arrangement of a
given number of electron
domains is the one that
minimizes the repulsions
among them.”
(The balloon analogy in the
figure to the left demonstrates
the maximum distances that
minimize repulsions.)
Basic Concepts
of Chemical
Bonding
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