What chemical/molecule is this?

CMMorgan · May 6, 2021

@Randy Holmes-Farley What molecule is your avatar?

Miami Reef · May 6, 2021

Edit. I think I got it. It’s phosphate. I wonder why @Randy Holmes-Farley choose it as his avatar.

Mark1 · May 6, 2021

it's phosphate

redfishbluefish · May 6, 2021

It is, without question, a tetrahedral model with the following possibilities:

Methane
Phosphate
Ammonium

EDIT TO ADD

Just saw the double bond.....it's phosphate!

Randy Holmes-Farley · May 6, 2021

It is intended to be phosphate. Strictly speaking, it is phosphoric acid PO(OH)3, without the hydrogens showing, which actually looks a little different than PO4--- since in phosphate, all of the oxygen atoms are equivalent, while in phosphoric acid, one is double bonded and three are single bonded to the central P.

The reason I picked phosphate is that in the real world, phosphate binding has been my most substantial accomplishment, using a polymer that binds it in people who suffer from hyperphosphatemia. For a while, sevelamer was the largest volume (mass sold per year) brand name pharmaceutical in the world. It went generic a bit ago, but peaked at sales well over $1 billion per year.

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KrisReef · May 6, 2021

MolyMod molecular models sets use purple for the phosphorus nucleus.

Phosphorus burns a pale bluish green when combusted, but I wonder if anyone has seen a molecule up close to see what it actually looks like? Heisenberg may have, according to my records but that cannot be verified using Google. He was cancelled for his views.

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Randy Holmes-Farley · May 6, 2021

KrisReef said:
MolyMod molecular models sets use purple for the phosphorus nucleus.
Phosphorus burns a pale bluish green when combusted, but I wonder if anyone has seen a molecule up close to see what it actually looks like? Heisenberg may have, according to my records but that cannot be verified using Google. He was cancelled for his views.

It's definitely purple if you look close enough . lol

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MolyMod molecular models sets use purple for the phosphorus nucleus.

Phosphorus burns a pale bluish green when combusted, but I wonder if anyone has seen a molecule up close to see what it actually looks like? Heisenberg may have, according to my records but that cannot be verified using Google. He was cancelled for his views.

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MolyMod molecular models sets use purple for the phosphorus nucleus.

Phosphorus burns a pale bluish green when combusted, but I wonder if anyone has seen a molecule up close to see what it actually looks like? Heisenberg may have, according to my records but that cannot be verified using Google. He was cancelled for his views.

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Phosphorus burns a pale bluish green when combusted, but I wonder if anyone has seen a molecule up close to see what it actually looks like? Heisenberg may have, according to my records but that cannot be verified using Google. He was cancelled for his views.​

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MolyMod molecular models sets use purple for the phosphorus nucleus.

Phosphorus burns a pale bluish green when combusted, but I wonder if anyone has seen a molecule up close to see what it actually looks like? Heisenberg may have, according to my records but that cannot be verified using Google. He was cancelled for his views.

MolyMod molecular models sets use purple for the phosphorus nucleus.

Phosphorus burns a pale bluish green when combusted, but I wonder if anyone has seen a molecule up close to see what it actually looks like? Heisenberg may have, according to my records but that cannot be verified using Google. He was cancelled for his views.