Why is a lone pair expected to occupy an equatorial position instead of an axial position in

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Why is a lone pair expected to occupy an equatorial position instead of an axial position in the trigonal bipyramidal arrangement?

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General Chemistry

ISBN: 9781305580343

11th Edition

Authors: Darrell Ebbing, Steven D. Gammon

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