seesaw

[EvaHeinrichs3C]

Does a seesaw-shaped molecule always have 3 atoms?

[Preston Pham 2H]

A seesaw shaped molecule has four atoms and five places of electron density. Just think about what a seesaw looks like. There are two atoms to hold the seesaw and two places to sit which make it a total of four atoms.

[Hayden Jackson]

Actually, for a molecule's molecular shape to be seesaw, it would have to have 1 central atom surrounded by 4 outer atoms and 1 lone electron pair, so five regions of electron density. The VSEPR formula for a molecule with seesaw shape would be AX4E, indicating 4 outer atoms and 1 lone electron pair.

[Hannah Joo 2D]

I think seesaw is AX4E so there would be 4 bonded atoms and then a lone pair

[Julie Mai 1K]

A seesaw shaped molecule should have 4 bonded atoms and one lone pair attached to it.

[Preethika Praveen 2G]

A seesaw-shaped molecule has 5 regions of electron density (trigonal bipyramidal) that consists of 4 bonded atoms and 1 lone pair

[Minh Nguyen 3H]

A see-saw shaped molecule has four bonded atoms, with another lone pair to accompany those atoms. That is, there are five areas of electron density within a see-saw shaped atom.

[Megan Cai 1H]

A seesaw-shaped molecule has 5 regions of electron density, four of which are occupied by atoms. What defines the seesaw-shaped molecule is the lone pair on top of the central atom that pushes all the other atoms away from it. In total, a seesaw shaped molecule should have 4 atoms.

[Denise Chavez 2G]

A seesaw shaped molecule is when there are 4 bonded atoms and the a lone pair of electrons, so it should have 5 places of electron density.

[Madelyn_Rios_2c]

Seesaw has 4 bonded atoms and 1 lone pair, meaning there is a total of 5 regions of electron density.

[Nithya Madhu 2L]

Hey,
So a seesaw-shaped molecule has 1 central atom surrounded by 4 atoms, and has 1 lone pair. Thus, it has 5 regions of electron density. And it would be AX4E, since there are 4 bonded atoms and 1 lone pair.
Hope that helps!

[haryn Shin 1H]

Hi, for the molecular geometry of seesaw, there are 4 bonded atoms to the central atom and a lone pair (looks like a literal seesaw). Hope this helps!

[Darlene Luu 1H]

Hi! A seesaw molecule has 5 electron densities, 4 atoms and 1 lone pair around the central atom.

[Dillon Taing 3H]

From VSEPR theory, a seesaw-shaped molecule will have 4 atoms bonded and a lone electron pair.

[trevina_brown_2A]

The seesaw has four atoms and a lone pair

[oliviahelou]

a seesaw shape is a shape with 4 molecules and 1 lone pair.

[Matthew Nguyen 3G]

A seesaw shape actually will have 5 atoms! with 1 lone pair electrons around the central atom and 4 atoms bonded to it.

[Jaipal Virdi 2I]

A seesaw shape will have the following VESPR combination: AX4E

[Evonne Chau 2I]

HI Eva,

A seesaw-shaped molecule always has 4 atoms and 1 lone pair of electrons attached to the central atom. It has 5 regions of electron density and a VSEPR formula fo AX4E. X is the number of atoms attached to the center atom, and E is the number of electron pairs.

[205819952]

A see-saw shaped molecule has four bonded atoms with a lone pair

[Tylina Guo 1K]

A seesaw molecule is AX4E, meaning there are 4 bonded atoms and one lone pair attached to the middle atom.