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Jakob Littel

Feb 20, 2025

According to the vsepr model the arrangement of electron pairs around nh3 and ch4 is

According to the vsepr model the arrangement of electron pairs around nh3 and ch4 is

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Hermina Ferry

Feb 20, 2025

The arrangement of electron pairs around CH4 and NH3, According to the VSEPR model is the same, because in each case there are the same number of electron pairs around the central atom. So the NH3 and CH4 arrangement of electron pairs is the same because in each case there are the same number of electron pairs around the central atom.... Show More
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Hermina Ferry

Feb 20, 2025

Option "B" is correct.Explanation:According to VSEPR theory, There are repulsion forces exists among the bond pair - bond pair or bond pair - lone pair of electrons. In and  , the number of electron pairs are same but methane has all the four bond pairs where in ammonia, three bond pairs and one lone pair exists. And thus there are repulsion forces possible in between the lone pair and bond pair of electrons thus the arrangement of electron pairs around both the molecules is same or different depending up on the conditions leading to maximum repulsion.  ... Show More

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