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Record 1 2012-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

[A chemical formula which] indicates the location of the atoms, groups, or ions relative to one another in a molecule, as well as the number and location of chemical bonds.

DEF

An expanded molecular formula showing the arrangement within the molecule of atoms and of bonds depicted usually by lines of valence electrons depicted usually by dots.

DEF

A system of notation used for organic compounds in which the exact structure, if it is known, is given in schematic representation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

Formule qui indique le mode de liaison des atomes sur un plan ou dans l'espace.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
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Record 2 1998-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

A two-dimensional representation of moleculr entites in which atoms are shown joined by lines representing single bonds, without any indication or implication concerning the spatial direction of bonds. ...

OBS

The term should not be confused with the representation of chemical formulae by the Wiswesser line notation, a method of string notation. Formulae in this notation are also known as Wiswesser line formulae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

Représentation en deux dimensions d'entités moléculaires, dans laquelle on utilise des traits pour indiquer la présence de liaisons simples entre les atomes, sans nulle autre indication et sans implication particulière sur leurs orientations dans l'espace. [...]

OBS

Cette formulation ne doit pas être confondue avec la représentation d'une formule chimique par la «notation linéaire de Wiswesser» qui permet de représenter les atomes sur une seule ligne. Une formule selon cette notation est aussi connue sous le nom de «formule linéaire de Wiswesser».

Spanish

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