Chemistry A-Level
base bond angles
What base bond angles means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of base bond angles
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The angle that stands when there are no lone pairs, set by the total electron pairs.
Topics that use base bond angles
- 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
- angles in ions
- bonding pairs
- charge clouds
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