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Which of the following is/are main postulates of VSEPR theory?

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a

There exists stationary cubical arrangement of the octet about central atom.

b

Pairs of electrons in the valence shell repel one another since their electron clouds are negatively charged.

c

Valence shell is taken as a sphere with the electron pairs localizing on the spherical surface at maximum distance from one another.

d

This model is applicable to any resonance structure that represents a molecule.

answer is A, B, D.

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NCERT (Part-I) Page No. 113.

• The shape of a molecule depends upon the number of valence shell electron pairs (bonded or nonbonded) around the central atom. 

• Pairs of electrons in the valence shell repel one another since their electron clouds are negatively charged. 

• These pairs of electrons tend to occupy such positions in space that minimise repulsion and thus maximise distance between them.

 • The valence shell is taken as a sphere with the electron pairs localising on the spherical surface at maximum distance from one another.

 • A multiple bond is treated as if it is a single electron pair and the two or three electron pairs of a multiple bond are treated as a single super pair. 

• Where two or more resonance structures can represent a molecule, the VSEPR model is applicable to any such structure.

 

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