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The VSEPR model is a consequence of the correlation of same-spin electrons resulting from the operation of the Pauli exclusion principle. Although the VSEPR rules can be interpreted in terms of an orbital model they do not provide the physical basis for the model.
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Gillespie, R.J. The Physical Basis of the VSEPR Model. Structural Chemistry 9, 73–76 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022491218892
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