How can I determine molecular geometry from the Lewis structure?

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anor277
Mar 24, 2018

You ask how many electron pairs, bonding and non-bonding, are present around the central atom....

Explanation:

And these electron pairs, bonding and non-bonding, assume the shape of the Platonic solids: see this old answer and links for details of #"Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion theory"#.

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