Question

Give an account of VSEPR theory and its application​

Answer 1

Explanation:

ᴠᴀʟᴇɴᴄᴇ sʜᴇʟʟ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴ ᴘᴀɪʀ ʀᴇᴘᴜʟsɪᴏɴ (ᴠsᴇᴘʀ) ᴛʜᴇᴏʀʏ ɪs ᴀ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʟ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇᴏᴍᴇᴛʀʏ ᴏғ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴ ᴘᴀɪʀs sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ᴀᴛᴏᴍs.

• ᴠsᴇᴘʀ ᴛʜᴇᴏʀʏ ʜᴏʟᴅs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀssᴜᴍᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴀ ɢᴇᴏᴍᴇᴛʀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍɪɴɪᴍɪᴢᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴘᴜʟsɪᴏɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀʟᴇɴᴄᴇ sʜᴇʟʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ.
• ғᴏʀ ɪɴ sᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ʙᴇʀʏʟʟɪᴜᴍ ғʟᴜᴏʀɪᴅᴇ(ʙᴇғ2 ) ɪs ʟɪɴᴇᴀʀ, ʙᴏʀᴏɴ ᴛʀɪғʟᴜᴏʀɪᴅᴇ ɪs ᴛʀɪɢᴏɴᴀʟ ᴘʟᴀɴᴀʀ, ᴍᴇᴛʜᴀɴᴇ ɪs ᴛᴇᴛʀᴀʜᴇᴅʀᴀʟ.

ᴛʜɪs ᴛʜᴇᴏʀʏ ɪs ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sʜᴀᴘᴇs ᴏғ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇs.