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Name: Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) Theory
ID: m31949
Language: English (en)
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: bent, Bent's rule, bond, electron, electronegativity, Gillespie, hybrid, Lewis, ligand, linear, lone pair, Nyholm, octahedral, pyramidal, resonance, shape, square planar, square pyramidal, tetrahedral, triangular, trigonal bipyramidal, valence, Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion, VSEPR
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
Authors: Andrew R. Barron (arb@rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: Andrew R. Barron (arb@rice.edu)
Maintainers: Andrew R. Barron (arb@rice.edu)
Latest version: 1.3 (history)
First publication date: Sep 14, 2009 5:02 pm -0500
Last revision to module: Dec 8, 2009 3:54 pm -0600

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Version: 1.3 Dec 8, 2009 3:54 pm -0600 by Andrew R. Barron
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Version: 1.2 Sep 14, 2009 6:28 pm -0500 by Andrew R. Barron
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Version: 1.1 Sep 14, 2009 5:50 pm -0500 by Andrew R. Barron
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