Shown here are four ways that chemists represent a molecule of nitric acid. In the colored models, nitrogen is blue, oxygen is red, and hydrogen is white.
Windows to the Universe original artwork by Randy Russell.

Here are four different ways that chemists use to show a molecule of nitric acid. In the colored molecule models, nitrogen is blue, oxygen is red, and hydrogen is white.
Windows to the Universe original artwork by Randy Russell.

Here are four different ways that chemists use to show a molecule of nitric acid. In the colored molecule models, nitrogen is blue, oxygen is red, and hydrogen is white.
Windows to the Universe original artwork by Randy Russell.

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