Chemical Bonding Flashcards by Unknown Unknown | Brainscape

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What are the 2 principles of VSEPR?

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Electron pairs in the valence shell of a central atom will arrange themselves in space as far as possible.
lp-lp repulsion>bp-lp repulsion>bp-bo repulsion

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What is the nature of all chemical bonds?

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They are all electrostatic in nature

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What is coordination number?

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It is the number of ions that immediately surround an ion of the opposite charge within a crystal lattice.

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