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What is the VSEPR theory?

April 26, 2017Theory vsepr

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What is the VSEPR theory?

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The VSEPR theory, sometimes pronounced ‘vesper’, stands for Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion. It states that repulsion between the sets of electron bond pairs surrounding an atom in a compound causes these sets to be oriented as far apart as possible, giving the compound a certain shape.