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Dr. Gutow's Molecular Shapes Web Site
Introduction The Model (VSEPR) Examples
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Diatomics(AX Configuration)
Molecules in this category are all diatomics (molecules containing two atoms).  There may be many electron groups around the "central" atom, but there is only one other atom in the molecule. The configuration is specified as AX, where A represents the one atom and the X represents the other atom.
FormulaLewis StructureLive 3-D viewDownload for Jmol/Rasmol
HCl
 HCl Lewis Structure
 HCl.xyz
CO  CO.pdb
CN- CN(minus1).pdb
Molecular Viewer Instructions
Brief Instructions for Molecular Viewer
(The Open Source Applet JSmol/Jmol)

When you select a molecule you will see a rotating image of the molecule displayed above using the Jmol/JSmol applet.
Rotate the molecule Hold down the mouse button and drag the cursor over the image.
Zoom the view Hold down the shift key and the mouse button while dragging up or down over the image
Start/stop automatic spin Right-click over the image and select "on" or "off" from the "Spin" submenu. On a single button mouse try holding the <option>, <ctrl> or <cmd> keys down while holding the mouse button.

Additional instructions for the viewer.

•If your browser is not Javascript or Java capable you can still download the molecule files readable by Jmol or Rasmol by clicking on the link and then use Jmol or Rasmol to view the files.  See the tutorial introduction for more information.
Last Update: November 17, 2016
by J. Gutow
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