How to create lone pair on hetero atom
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How to create lone pair on oxygen atom of H2O Molecule or on ammonia molecule ?
Jmol-Application General
Answers:
In Jmol the lone pair of electrons on water and ammonia can be represented as tear-shaped lobes using script commands.
For water molecule:
Create a model of water on the Jmol panel, do energy minimization.
Open the console using the File menu and type the following commands at the prompt.
select oxygen;lcaocartoon color translucent white create lpa
select oxygen;lcaocartoon color translucent white create lpb
This will create 2 lobes on the oxygen atom to represent two lone pairs of electrons.
For ammonia molecule:
Create a model of ammonia on the Jmol panel, do energy minimization.
Open the console using the File menu and type the following commands at the prompt.
select nitrogen;lcaocartoon color translucent white create lp
This will create one lobe on the nitrogen atom to represent one lone pair.
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