Question

Give an account of VSEPR theory and its applications . ​

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The Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Theory abbreviated as VSEPR theory is based on the premise that there is a repulsion between the pairs of valence electrons in all atoms, and the atoms will always tend to arrange themselves in a manner in which this electron pair repulsion is minimalized. This arrangement of the atom determines the geometry of the resulting molecule.

VSEPR theory is used to predict the three-dimensional shapes of molecules from the number of electron pairs surrounding their central atoms.