Answer:
B) The shape of the molecule is determined by the valence electrons of the different atoms within a molecule repelling each other, so the atoms are as far apart as possible from any other valence shell.
Explanation:
VSEPR denotes Valence Electron Pair Repulsion.
It is one of the theories used to predict the model of a compound or molecule.
- An atom bonded by two or more other kinds of atoms as in many covalent molecules and ions have their geometry determined by the bonds around the central atom.
- The VESPR theory determines the total number of electron pairs surrounding the central atom of a specie.
- The electron pairs orients in such a way as to minimize the electrostatic repulsion between them.
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So ions are atoms that have either gained or lost electrons to complete their energy levels.
In order for a positive ion to be formed, an atom must lose electrons.
In order for a negative ion to be formed, an atom must gain electrons.
When an atom loses and electron, it loses a negative charge and then becomes a positive ion.
Because the easier a metal donates an electron (Low Ionization Energy), the more readily a non-metal with high electromagnetically will accept it.
Thus they match well, - one readily donates, the other readily accepts. This is how ionic bonding occurs.
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