The concept that electron pair located in the valence shell of an atom bonded to other atoms tend to stay as far apart as possible so as to minimize the repulsions b/w them. This concept is incorporated in the:

Bio-Physics (M.Phil./Ph.D.) 2016 Panjab University Entrance Exam With Answers

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A: Pauli exclusion principle

B: Heisenberg uncertainty principle

C: Valance shell electron pair repulsion theory

D: Electronegativity and polar bonds theory

The answer is: C

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