Valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory is a model in chemistry used to predict the geometry of individual molecules from the number of electron pairs surrounding their central atoms, refined into its modern form by Ronald Gillespie and Ronald Nyholm.
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Valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory is a model used in chemistry to predict the geometry of individual molecules from the number of electron pairs surrounding their central atoms.
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In 1957, Ronald Gillespie and Ronald Sydney Nyholm of University College London refined this concept into a more detailed theory, capable of choosing between various alternative geometries.
Lead section (proposed-by)
In 1957, Ronald Gillespie and Ronald Sydney Nyholm of University College London refined this concept into a more detailed theory, capable of choosing between various alternative geometries.
Proposed By: Ronald Gillespie, Lead section (edge: proposed-by, Gillespie)
It is also named the Gillespie-Nyholm theory after its two main developers, Ronald Gillespie and Ronald Nyholm.
Proposed By: Ronald Nyholm, Lead section (edge: proposed-by, Nyholm)
It is also named the Gillespie-Nyholm theory after its two main developers, Ronald Gillespie and Ronald Nyholm.
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Valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory ( VESP-ər, və-SEP-ər) is a model used in chemistry to predict the geometry of individual molecules from the number of electron pairs surrounding their central atoms.
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