Atoms Toolbar

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The elements of the Atoms toolbar provide tools for drawing and modifying atoms, including some query atom types, too. The chosen atomic symbol appears on the tip of the cursor. After a left-click, this atom is put on the canvas. Note that you can also use shortcuts (atomic symbols) to choose any atom from the Periodic Table.

Periodic Table

Periodic Table

A popup window to select an atom from the Periodic Table

hydrogen2;carbon2;nitrogen2;oxygen2;sulfur2;fluorine2;phosphorus2; chlorine2; bromine2;iodine2

Frequently used atoms

The most frequently used atoms can be reached directly from the toolbar.

any

Query atoms

"Combo" button to select a query atom type

Periodic Table

This button opens the Periodic Table in a popup window. You can choose any atom from the Periodic Table to put it on the canvas with a left-click. The selected atom appears on the tip of the cursor, and you can place it on the canvas one or more times.

periodic_table

Query atoms

Marvin for JavaScript offers several query atom types, which can be reached by left-clicking on the lower right corner of the Query Atoms "combo" button. See the complete list in the table below.

any

Any of the elements except hydrogen

hetero

Hetero atom (any atom except carbon and hydrogen)

metal

Metal atom

halogen

Halogen atom

any_or_H

Any of the elements including hydrogen

any_except_C

Any of the elements except carbon

metal_or_H

Metal atom or hydrogen

halogen_or_H

Halogen atom or hydrogen