Give an account of VSEPR theory and its application
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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.
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