Question

How does the number of lone pairs affect the bonding pairs?

A. They repel more strongly than the bonding pairs, pushing the bonding pairs closer together.
B. They occur between the bonding pairs, pushing them to opposite sides of the central atom.
C. It does not affect them.
D. The pull the bonding pairs, widening the angle between them.

Answer 1

A. They repel more strongly than the bonding pairs, pushing the bonding pairs closer together.

Step-by-step explanation:

Lone pairs are in simple terms just pairs of electrons on the atom. Negative does not attract negative so it repels from the bonds. I put it in the most simple terms possible. Like with magnets north and north don't attract. Same concept