What idea is the VSEPR model based on?

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anor277
Jul 15, 2017

"Electrostatic repulsion........."

Explanation:

And of course "VSEPR", "VESPER" for short, stands for "valence shell electron pair repulsion theory." Last year, in some of my A2 classes I mastered (well, became a bit handy in) the art of balloon folding, and used those long-sausage shaped balloons to illustrate VESPER......I am not yet available for childrens' parties.

See here and [elsewhere.](https://socratic.org/questions/why-is-vsepr-theory-important)

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