AXE formula

[Savannah Mance 4G]

Is the E in the AXE the lone pairs on the central atom or all of the atoms?

[Lilyana Villa 3L]

The E of the VSEPER formula represents the number of lone pairs the central atom has.

[Maika Ngoie 1B]

The E is the number of lone pairs on the central atom

[Drake Choi_1I]

It is only on the central atom

[Julie Park 1G]

E describes the # of lone pairs on the central atom. For example, SO2 consists of an S bonded to two O with double bonds. In addition, one lone pair (2 electrons) exists on S. Therefore, the formula would look like: AX2E

[Deepika Reddy 1A]

The E on the AXE is just the lone pairs on the central atom.

[Chanel D_4E]

A represents the central atom, X represents the number of atoms bonded to the central atom and E represents the number of lone pairs on the central atom.

[Jared_Yuge]

AXE formula is used only regarding a single atom as the central atom, you can't have two As, so it simplifies it for us so all the X and Es are directly attatched to the central atom