Claim question:
Does the atomic structure of a molecule affect the smell?
In this lab we smelled different essential oil and learned about the structure of the molecules that create the oils. There were many smells that smelled amazingly similar, such as: oregano and thyme, almond and cherry, and peppermint and spearmint It was difficult to decipher what smell was what, but it made it easier to see the differences when we saw the atomic structures. From looking at the structures, I concluded that the structure definitely affects the smell.
Oregano and thyme have all the same elements in their molecular structures, but are placed differently only by one element. This showed that they were amazingly similar and can be seen as almost the same molecule. The same can be said about spearmint and peppermint. Their atomic structures are similar as well which leads them to smell almost exactly the same. Another example of why molecular structures affect smell is all citruses. In citruses, they all have the molecular structure of orange but extra molecules which allows them to have similar yet different smells. This shows that smells are completely dependent on their structures, and when two structures are similar, their smells are similar as well.
Does the atomic structure of a molecule affect the smell?
In this lab we smelled different essential oil and learned about the structure of the molecules that create the oils. There were many smells that smelled amazingly similar, such as: oregano and thyme, almond and cherry, and peppermint and spearmint It was difficult to decipher what smell was what, but it made it easier to see the differences when we saw the atomic structures. From looking at the structures, I concluded that the structure definitely affects the smell.
Oregano and thyme have all the same elements in their molecular structures, but are placed differently only by one element. This showed that they were amazingly similar and can be seen as almost the same molecule. The same can be said about spearmint and peppermint. Their atomic structures are similar as well which leads them to smell almost exactly the same. Another example of why molecular structures affect smell is all citruses. In citruses, they all have the molecular structure of orange but extra molecules which allows them to have similar yet different smells. This shows that smells are completely dependent on their structures, and when two structures are similar, their smells are similar as well.