
What Is VSEPR?
The Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) model:
- is based on the number of regions of high electron density around a central atom.
- can be used to predict structures of molecules or ions that contain only non-metals by minimizing the electrostatic repulsion between the regions of high electron density.
- can also be used to predict structures of molecules or ions that contain multiple bonds or unpaired electrons.
- does fail in some cases.
