Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure Ques 65
65. Predict the correct order of electron repulsion among the following :
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(a) lone pair- lone pair > lone pair - bond pair > bond pair - bond pair
(b) lone pair - lone pair $>$ bond pair - bond pair $>$ lone pair - bond pair
(c) bond pair - bond pair > lone pair - bond pair > lone pair - lone pair
(d) lone pair - bond pair $>$ bond pair - bond pair > lone pair - lone pair
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 65.(a)
Solution:
(a) According to VSEPR theory order of repulsion in between $lp-lp, lp-bp$ and $bp-$ $bp$ is as under
$lp-lp>lp-bp>bp-bp$
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