Class 11th Applications of Chemical Bonding Chemistry Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure VSEPR Theory Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure Chemistry

What is VSEPR theory in class 11th Chemistry?

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The Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) Theory is an algorithm developed to predict the molecular geometry of the compounds. The VSEPR theory predict the molecular shape based on the repulsion between electron pairs (bonding and lone) around the central atom. As per the NCERT Textbooks:

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