AX5, AX4E, AX3E2
and AX2E3 Configurations
Molecules in this category may have three, four, five or six
atoms. The configuration is specified as AX5 for the
case with six total
atoms and AX4E for the case with five atoms, AX3E2
for the case with four and AX2E3 for the
case
with three. Remeber the "E" represents electron groups that are
not
involved in bonding, the "X" atoms around the central atom and the "A"
is
the central atom. Molecules of the type AX5 are trigonal
bipyramidal,
molecules of the type AX4E are seesaw,
molecules of the type AX3E2 are T-shaped,
and molecules of the type AX2E3 are linear.
Example AX5
Molecules (Trigonal Bipyramidal)
Example AX4E Molecules
(Seesaw)
Example AX3E2 (T-shaped)
Example AX2E3 (Linear)
Last updated: December
24, 2006
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