Seesaw Shape Bond Angles
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Re: Seesaw Shape Bond Angles
The bond angles in a see saw shape molecule are less than 120 in equatorial and less than 90 in axial.
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Re: Seesaw Shape Bond Angles
Seesaw has 5 charge clouds, 4 bonds, and one lone pair giving it angles 90 and 120 degrees.
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Re: Seesaw Shape Bond Angles
The VSEPR formula for seesaw is AX4E, so the 4 bonding groups and single lone pair result in <120 equatorial <90 axial
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Re: Seesaw Shape Bond Angles
The lone pair pushes down on the other bonds which makes the angles slightly less than 90 and slightly less than 120.
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