Chemistry A-Level
adjusting for charge
What adjusting for charge means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of adjusting for charge
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Subtract the positive charge or add the negative charge when counting the outer-shell electrons of the central atom.
Topics that use adjusting for charge
- Shapes of simple molecules and ions (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Electron pair repulsion
- lone pairs closing bond angles
- minimising repulsion
- order of repulsion strengths
- angles in ions
- base bond angles
- bonding pairs
- charge clouds
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