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VSEPR & Shapes of Molecules

VSEPR & Shapes of Molecules

VSEPR & Shapes of Molecules
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One for the chemistry students (and teachers!) out there today, with a look at how we can work out the shapes of some simple molecules using Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) theory. These shapes are decided by the arrangement of electrons around the central atom in the molecule.

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