Question

what is the basic postulate if the VSEPR theory​

Answer 1

Answer:

Postulates of VSEPR Theory:

ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏsᴛᴜʟᴀᴛᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠsᴇᴘʀ ᴛʜᴇᴏʀʏ ᴀʀᴇ ʟɪsᴛᴇᴅ ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ

• ɪɴ ᴘᴏʟʏᴀᴛᴏᴍɪᴄ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇs (ɪ.ᴇ. ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇs ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴏғ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴏʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀᴛᴏᴍs), ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴇɴᴛ ᴀᴛᴏᴍs ɪs ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪғɪᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀʟʟ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀᴛᴏᴍs ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ʟɪɴᴋᴇᴅ.
• ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴛᴀʟ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴠᴀʟᴇɴᴄᴇ sʜᴇʟʟ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴ ᴘᴀɪʀs ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇs ᴛʜᴇ sʜᴀᴘᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇ.
• ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴ ᴘᴀɪʀs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴛᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴄʏ ᴛᴏ ᴏʀɪᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs ɪɴ ᴀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍɪɴɪᴍɪᴢᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴ-ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴ ʀᴇᴘᴜʟsɪᴏɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀxɪᴍɪᴢᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ.
• ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀʟᴇɴᴄᴇ sʜᴇʟʟ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴀs ᴀ sᴘʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴ ᴘᴀɪʀs ᴀʀᴇ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ ɪɴ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ɪs ᴍᴀxɪᴍɪᴢᴇᴅ.
• sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇ ʙᴇ sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʙᴏɴᴅ ᴘᴀɪʀs ᴏғ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴs, ᴛʜᴇɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴀsʏᴍᴍᴇᴛʀɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ sʜᴀᴘᴇᴅ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ.
• sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ ʙᴇ sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʙᴏᴛʜ ʟᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴀɪʀs ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴏɴᴅ ᴘᴀɪʀs ᴏғ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛᴇɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴅɪsᴛᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ sʜᴀᴘᴇ.
• ᴛʜᴇ ᴠsᴇᴘʀ ᴛʜᴇᴏʀʏ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ʀᴇsᴏɴᴀɴᴄᴇ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇ.
• ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴘᴜʟsɪᴏɴ ɪs sᴛʀᴏɴɢᴇsᴛ ɪɴ ᴛᴡᴏ ʟᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴀɪʀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇᴀᴋᴇsᴛ ɪɴ ᴛᴡᴏ ʙᴏɴᴅ ᴘᴀɪʀs.
• ɪғ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴ ᴘᴀɪʀs ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄʟᴏsᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ʀᴇᴘᴇʟ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. ᴛʜɪs ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛs ɪɴ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇs.
• ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴ ᴘᴀɪʀs ʟɪᴇ ғᴀʀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴘᴜʟsɪᴏɴs ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ʟᴇss ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ʟᴏᴡ.

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