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What causes the electron groups around a central atom to similarly spread out as much as possible?
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What causes the electron groups around a central atom to similarly spread out as much as possible?

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The repulsion between negatively charged electron pairs in bonds or as lone pairs causes them to spread apart as much as possible.

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