November 21, 2024, 04:37:38 AM
Forum Rules: Read This Before Posting


« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Topic: What does the filled circle in the skeletal formula represent?  (Read 2861 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline bakirtzis

  • Very New Member
  • *
  • Posts: 1
  • Mole Snacks: +0/-0
What does the filled circle in the skeletal formula represent?
« on: April 06, 2024, 11:21:04 AM »
Hello, got this structure, what does the filled circle mean?
Logged

Offline Borek

  • Mr. pH
  • Administrator
  • Deity Member
  • *
  • Posts: 27852
  • Mole Snacks: +1813/-412
  • Gender: Male
  • I am known to be occasionally wrong.
    • Chembuddy
Re: What does the filled circle in the skeletal formula represent?
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2024, 12:29:58 PM »
Most likely anything, starting with a carbon. You will often see not a dot but Rn, R being short for a 'radical'.
Logged
ChemBuddy chemical calculators - stoichiometry, pH, concentration, buffer preparation, titrations.info

Offline Babcock_Hall

  • Chemist
  • Sr. Member
  • *
  • Posts: 5703
  • Mole Snacks: +330/-24
Re: What does the filled circle in the skeletal formula represent?
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2024, 02:12:34 PM »
The color black is often used to portray carbon atoms.  Red is often oxygen, and blue is often nitrogen, etc.
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
Sponsored Links