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What is the VSEPR geometry of a molecule that has four electron pairs and two of them are lone pairs?
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What is the VSEPR geometry of a molecule that has four electron pairs and two of them are lone pairs?
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The VSEPR geometry of a molecule with four electron pairs and two of them being lone pairs is bent or V-shaped. This is because the two lone pairs occupy more space and repel the bonding pairs, causing the molecule to have a bent geometry.
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