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What did Nyholm and Gillespie refine in the VSEPR model?

Options

  1. AThe concept of electron sharing
  2. BThe localization of lone pairs
  3. CThedifferences between bond types
  4. DThe repulsion effects between electron pairs

Correct answer

B. The localization of lone pairs

Step-by-step solution

Nyholm and Gillespie refined the VSEPR model by explaining the important difference between the localization of lone pairs and bonding pairs of electrons.

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