True structure is predicted by:

Valence-bond approach

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Sidgwick approach

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Hybrid orbital

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is C Hybrid orbital
Hybridisation helps to explain molecular shape, since the angles between bonds are (approximately) equal to the angles between hybrid orbitals

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