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Why is a lone pair expected to occupy an equatorial position instead of an axial position in the trigonal bipyramidal arrangement?
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This theory states that electron pairs around a central atom will arrange themselves in such a way that they minimize repulsion between them. This is because electrons are negatively charged and like charges repel each other. Show more…
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