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zalisa [80]
3 years ago
10

Why do the electron clouds around a central atom stay as far apart as possible?​

Chemistry
1 answer:
IrinaVladis [17]3 years ago
8 0

Electron pairs around a central atom arrange themselves so that they can be as far apart as possible from each other. The repulsion between negatively charged electrons pairs in bonds or as lone pairs causes them to spread apart as much as possible

Explanation:

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