AX6, AX5E and AX4E2
Configurations
Molecules in this category may have five, six or seven atoms. The
configuration is specified as AX6 for the case with seven
total atoms, AX5E for the case with six atoms and AX4E2
for the case with five atoms. Remember 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 AX6 are octahedral, molecules
of the type AX5E
are square-pyramidal and molecules of the type AX4E2
are square-planar.
Example AX6 Molecules
(Octahedral)
Example AX5E Molecules
(Square-pyramidal)
Example AX4E2
(Square-planar)
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24, 2006
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