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Non Life Sciences => Chemistry => Topic started by: CraigAustralia on 12/08/2020 08:22:56
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What Chemical could this be?
This comes from an old monochrome image and it looks like a chemical. I have drawn it as best I can to represent the old image. I am 50+ and have not done chemistry since school so a bit out of my depth. It may not be a chemical so any suggestions would be helpful.
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If the black circles were all the same atom, some sites would have 3 bonds, while others would have 1 bond - not usually stable.
- In organic chemistry, sometimes Hydrogen atoms are just "assumed" - but carbon mostly bonds with 4 other atoms, and the bonds are mostly oriented in 3 dimensions, rather than 2 dimensions as implied here..
Could it be a design for a Mars habitat?
Or an airport terminal?
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If we allow for the balls shown to be different elements, and assume that hydrogen atoms are implied, there are very many options for what this could be (as evan_au points out, it is unlikely to represent a stable compound otherwise).
My mind goes immediately to triisopropylphosphine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triisopropylphosphine
It looks like there are red marks around the structure, but I can't tell with this resolution what they say. Could be a schematic of an object or building. Hard to say
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The red bits indicate the angles and I don't think they would work for any chemical.
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Well, it is not too complicated for a professional to find such information. I think, everything here is very important to work with. But when I found such great one, I was happy to use it in my every day life.