Odour molecule vibration. Abstract computer art- work of vibrating molecular bonds. Bond vibration is the main factor which determines how a molecule smells. The bonds are shown on a keyboard,& their constituent atoms are colour-coded: carbon (C) is dark blue,oxygen (O) is red,nitrogen (N) is light blue,sulphur (S) is yellow and hydrogen (H) is white. The numbers beneath each bond correspond to its vibrational wavenumber - the number of wavelengths of infrared light at that energy which would fit in a centimetre. The S-H bond is high- lighted because very little else vibrates in the 23-2700 wavenumber region,giving molecules which contain the bond a distinctive sulphuraceous smell | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Parker, David |
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