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Q. The geometry of a molecule, if its central atom has six number of electron pairs is

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Solution:

According to VSEPR theory, the electron pairs around the central atom arrange themselves in such a way that the repulsion between them is minimum.
If the central atom has a total of six electron pairs around the central atom, then the geometry is square bipyramidal or octahedral. Example of such a molecule is .
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