Why does the seesaw molecular geometry (ss) have a lower energy than the trigonal pyramidal molecular geometry (tp) in an AB4 molecule with a trigonal bipyramidal electron-pair geometry?
A) The ss geometry has fewer lone-pair bonding-pair interactions at 90o.
B) The ss geometry has fewer lone-pair bonding-pair interactions at 120o.
C) The ss geometry has fewer bonding-pair bonding-pair interactions at 120o.
D) The ss geometry has fewer bonding-pair bonding-pair interactions at 90o.
E) The ss geometry has fewer lone-pair lone-pair interactions at 90o.
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