Chemical Structures
Channel your creativity
Channel your creativity
Understanding different representations of chemical structures is an important skill for understanding and communicating in chemistry - but it can be very hard to visualise the 3D molecules in your mind.
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Look at the 3D model of acetylsalicylic acid below. You can click and drag the molecule to turn it around. Do you think you can draw it on a sheet of paper?
Draw a few different representations and consider the strengths and weaknesses of each representation.
Aspirin
Aspirin
Acetylsalicylic acid
Acetylsalicylic acid
Key
Key
Grey - Carbon
White - Hydrogen
Red - Oxygen
Blue - Nitrogen
Yellow - Sulfur