(2008, June 23). 12 Million Molecules Share 143 Basic Shapes, Researchers Find. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 18, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2008 / 06 / 080623093425.htm ...

They found that more than half are built from just 143 basic shapes, or "frameworks." And the rest? Well, building those requires the other 836,565 cataloged frameworks.

Six balloons tied together in a bunch arrange themselves in an octahedral fashion. As balloons are popped the resulting number conforms to the molecular shapes of VSEPR theory. To Conduct ...

Scientists at the University of Manchester have created a new molecular shape -- a group of interlocking rings, twisted into a six-pointed "Star of David." But they weren't inspired by the shape's ...