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- which vsepr molecular shape has two bonding pairs of electrons and two lone pairs of electrons?
linear
color blue
trigonal planar
color yellow
bent
color green
Brief Explanations
According to VSEPR theory, when a molecule has two bonding pairs of electrons and two lone pairs of electrons, the electron - pair geometry is tetrahedral. However, the molecular shape (considering only the positions of the atoms) is bent. The linear shape has two bonding pairs and no lone pairs ($AX_2$), and the trigonal planar shape has three bonding pairs and no lone pairs ($AX_3$).
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