repulsion strength

[Karina Kong 2H]

What is the difference between lone-lone pairs, lone-bonding pairs, and bonding-bonding pairs?

[zachary_nhem_4I]

The strengths of repulsions are in the order lone pair - lone pair > lone pair - atom > atom -atom

[TheresaDsilva4A]

To add on the previous answer, lone pair repulsions are typically stronger than atom-atom repulsions because lone pairs are less restrained than bonds and take up more space!

[AveryAgosto]

The strength of the bonds determine the repulsion and the shape of the molecule. LP-LP has the strongest repulsion.

[EvaLi_3J]

Lone pair and lone pair have the largest repulsion
Lone pair and bonding pair have the second largest repulsion
Bonding pair and bonding pair have the least repulsion

[Trent Yamamoto 2J]

lone pair - lone pair has the strongest repulsion, lone pair - atom has the second strongest repulsion, and atom -atom has the least strongest repulsion.