For 10 points, name this theory of chemical bonding which as its name suggests claims that electrons want to be as far apart as possible.
Ionic forces explain why lithium oxide is an exception to this theory, which divides compounds into different categories based on a property called the steric number. As a consequence of this theory, methane does not assume a square planar structure since that would space the bonds 90 degrees apart from each other rather than the 109 degrees in its actual shape. Common shapes generated by this theory include see-saw, trigonal bipyramidal, and bent. For 10 points, name this theory of chemical bonding which as its name suggests claims that electrons want to be as far apart as possible.
Ionic forces explain why lithium oxide is an exception to this theory, which divides compounds into different categories based on a property called the steric number.
{valence shell electron pair repulsion} theory or {VSEPR} [“ {vesper} ”] theory