Is the effect of adding bonded atoms and lone pairs to the central atom similar? Explain why this could be the case.
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2. Is the effect of adding bonded atoms and lone pairs to the central atom similar? Explain why this could be the case. -Adding bonded atoms and lone pairs to the central atom are similar because they both take up all the space and repel each other.3. How do the electrons in bonds (bonding domains) differ from lone pairs (non-bonding domains)? -The bonding domain are bonded with the central atom while the lone pairs are juststuck as extra electrons.4. What happens to the bond angle when you add or remove an electron domain?

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The addition of bound atoms and lone pairs to the central atom is similar in that they both take up all of the available space and repel each other.
The existence or addition of a lone pair of electrons at the central atom affects the bond angle. As a result, the bonds are slightly shifted inside, resulting in a drop in bond angle, and when an electron domain is removed, the bond angle increases.
The geometry suggested by VSEPR theory will likewise be distorted by lone pairs. The lone pairs are not "centred" between the two atoms, but rather "wrap around" the central atom, forcing the bonding pairs of electrons closer together, creating the geometric distortion.