Question
State the basic idea on which VSEPR theory was proposed by Sidgwick and Powell.
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Answer
Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) theory is based on the basic idea that the electron pairs on the atoms shown in the Lewis diagram repel each other. In the real molecule, they arrange themselves in such a way that there is minimum repulsion between them.
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