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Explain steric number

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  • Dinesh khalmaniya thankyou
    Number of lone pairs = 1 number of sigma bonds = 6
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  • Priyanshu kumar thankyou
    No of lone pairs on central metal atom=1 No of sigma bonds=6 Steric number is equal to sum of number of sigma bonds surrounding the atom and lone pairs on the atoms
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    Priyanshu kumar
    Explanation of bonding:- VSEPR doesn't give correct explanation of these transition metal complexes. TeBr6 2- are predicted to adopt pentagonal bipyramidal geometries according to ...
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