CPK coloring

color convention for differentiating atoms
Thing color_scheme Q2086160
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CPK coloring

Summary

CPK coloring is a color scheme[1]. It draws 143 Wikipedia views per month (color_scheme category, ranking #7 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • CPK coloring's instance of is recorded as color scheme[3].
  • Robert B. Corey is named after CPK coloring[4].
  • Linus Pauling is named after CPK coloring[5].
  • CPK coloring is used for ball-and-stick model[6].

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Definition and Type

CPK coloring's instance of is recorded as color scheme[3].

Origins

Things named after include Robert B. Corey[4], a chemist[7], 1897–1971[8], of United States[9], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[10], specialised in biochemistry[11] and Linus Pauling[5], a chemist[12], 1901–1994[13], of United States[14], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[15], specialised in quantum chemistry[16].

Use and Application

CPK coloring is used for ball-and-stick model[6].

Why It Matters

CPK coloring draws 143 Wikipedia views per month (color_scheme category, ranking #7 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

References

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [7] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [8] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [9] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [10] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [11] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [12] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Jerimee · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Instance of color scheme
    Has use ball-and-stick model
    Has part(s) Q23444
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q23444]]"
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