The valence shell electron-pair repulsion (VSEPR) model is used to predict the shapes of molecules and polyatomic ions. VSEPR is based on the idea that the "groups" or "clouds" of electrons surrounding an atom will adopt an arrangement that minimizes the repulsions between them. In this video, we look at examples of molecules in which there are two groups of electrons around the central atom.
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