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Date Posted: 4/30/2008 1:53:14 AM  Status: Live
MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES
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General Chemistry general chemistry, navarjo and tro N/A N/A
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      In the trigonal bipyrmidal geometry, which position-axial or equatorial- do nonbonding electrons prefer? why?
 
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Date Posted: 4/30/2008 1:54:47 AM  Status: Live
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Nonbonding pairs like the equatorial positions because they allow for more space and have fewer 90-90 degree repulsions that would be present in the axial positions.
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