According to the VSEPR model,the arrangement of electron pairs around NH₃ and CH₄ is A)different,because in each case there are a different number of atoms around the central atom B)different,because in each case there are a different number of electron pairs around the central atom C)the same,because both nitrogen and carbon are both in the second period D)the same,because in each case there are the same number of electron pairs around the central atom E)different or the same,depending on the conditions leading to maximum repulsion

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The VSEPR model predicts the arrangement of electron pairs around a central atom based on the repulsion between electron pairs. Both NH3 (ammonia) and CH4 (methane) have four regions of electron density around the central atom (three bonding pairs and one lone pair for NH3, and four bonding pairs for CH4), leading to a tetrahedral geometry according to the VSEPR model.

According to the VSEPR Model,the Arrangement of Electron Pairs Around