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

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

Update: 2023-02-27

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There are 3 places students get stuck in VSEPR:

They never learn electron domain
They get confused on how many electrons to put in the model
They confuse electron and molecular geometry

If you'd like to know how to fix or prevent those, then listen to the episodes.

Intro to VSEPR worksheet

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

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

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