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Given information

Here the given molecule is:

 

The experimentally measured bond angle is .

Step-by-step explanation

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The theoretical treatment of valence bond theory introduces the concept of orbital overlap in covalent bonding.

According to the orbital overlap concept, a covalent bond is formed through electron pairing when a valence shell atomic orbital of one atom overlaps with a valence shell atomic orbital of another atom, each having an unpaired electron but of opposite spins.

 

 

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