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Kepert model

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The Kepert model is a modification of VSEPR theory used to predict the 3 dimensional structures of transitional metal complexes. In the Kepert model the ligands attached to the metal are considered to repel each other the same way that point charges repel each other in VSEPR theory. Unlike VSEPR theory, Kepert theory does not account for non-bonding electrons.