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Where Students Get Stuck on VSEPR (and how to prevent it)

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There are 3 places students get stuck in VSEPR: They never learn electron domainThey get confused on how many electrons to put in the modelThey confuse electron and molecular geometryIf you'd like to know how to fix or prevent those, then listen to the episodes. Intro to VSEPR worksheet

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