However, when the shape of the molecule made in the lab is different from the shape of the molecule drawn on paper, then we need to rethink our ideas and find better explanations. The model states tha...However, when the shape of the molecule made in the lab is different from the shape of the molecule drawn on paper, then we need to rethink our ideas and find better explanations. The model states that electron pairs will repel each other such that the shape of the molecule will adjust, so that the valence electron-pairs stay as far apart from one another as possible.
