Polyhedral skeletal electron pair theory: Difference between revisions

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[[File:B5H5 cluster.png|thumb|150px|{{chem|B|5|H|5|4−}}, hydrogens omitted]]

Example:<ref name=Cotton3>{{cite book| last = Cotton| first = Albert| title = Chemical Applications of Group Theory| year = 1990| publisher = John Wiley & Sons| pages = [https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780471510949/page/205 205–251]| isbn = 0-471-51094-7| url-access = registration| url = https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780471510949/page/205}}</ref> {{chem|B|5|H|5|4−}}

:Electron count: 5 × B + 5 × H + 4 (for the negative charge) = 5 × 3 + 5 × 1 + 4 = 24