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28 December, 07:29

How do lone pairs of electrons affect the bond angle differently than electrons shared in a bond?

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  1. 28 December, 10:27
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    Lone pairs cause bond angles to deviate away from the ideal bond angles

    Explanation:

    Bonded electrons are stabilized and clustered between the bonding electrons meaning they are much closer together. Non-bonding electrons however are not being shared between any atoms which allows them to roam a little further spreading the charge density over a larger space and therefore interfering with what would be an expected bond angle
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