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Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure: Lone-pair repulsion MCQ

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Lone-pair repulsionHardQuestion 31023

Question

Repulsion order among electron pairs is:

  1. A
    lp-lp > lp-bp > bp-bp
    Correct
  2. B
    bp-bp > lp-bp > lp-lp
  3. C
    lp-bp > bp-bp > lp-lp
  4. D
    all equal

Correct answer

lp-lp > lp-bp > bp-bp

Explanation

Lone pairs occupy more space and repel more strongly.

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