Chemistry A-Level
angles in ions
What angles in ions means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of angles in ions
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Reference: AQA
The same reasoning gives about 104° for a four-pair ion carrying two lone pairs.
Topics that use angles in ions
- 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
- adjusting for charge
- base bond angles
- bonding pairs
- charge clouds
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