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by xentripetal
2399 days ago
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I might be mistaken but from my college chemistry I believe this is referring to VSEPR theory. Where electron pairs around a nucleus will push against each other to maximize the distance between other pairs in spherical space. So two electron pairs would be separated by 180° (line) and 3 by 120° (3 lines on same plane), 4 by 120° (tetrahedron) and so on. So if it's 140° then something else is pushing against them as it should never be 140°. Someone more knowledgeable correct me if I'm mistaken. |
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