Lewis structure Memes

Behold the evolution of chemical notation! First we have Butane in its awkward teenage phase - all those C's and H's spelled out like it's trying too hard at a science fair. Then it graduates to the condensed formula (CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₃) - getting that professional look but still showing off all its atoms. Finally, our dapper molecule reaches peak sophistication with the skeletal structure - just a zigzag line with the carbon backbone implied. It's like Butane got a fancy makeover and said "darling, the hydrogens are simply understood ." The fancier the notation, the more monocle-worthy the molecule becomes!

Ever notice how chemists are the only people who get excited about triple bonds? That's carbon monoxide (CO) with its three shared electron pairs looking all smug. The ultimate chemical power couple - one atom donating electrons while the other takes them without asking. It's basically relationship goals if your goal is to be inseparable yet potentially toxic. Chemistry students spend years drawing these little lines, and then wonder why they're still single.

Oh look, AI trying to teach chemistry! That's like asking my cat to explain quantum mechanics. The diagram shows methanol (CH₃OH) with the carbon clearly making FOUR bonds (to 3 hydrogens and 1 oxygen), not three as the title sarcastically suggests. Hydrogen having three bonds would break the fundamental octet rule faster than undergrads break glassware in their first lab. Even first-year chemistry students know hydrogen can only form ONE bond with its lonely electron. This is what happens when you let robots teach organic chemistry - next they'll be telling us water is H₃O because "more hydrogens must be better!"

This meme is playing with the dual meaning of "radical" in chemistry and politics. On the left, we have a standard Lewis structure with evenly distributed electrons around the Islamic crescent symbol. On the right, the "Radical Islam" has an unpaired electron—which is exactly what makes a molecule a radical in chemistry. Chemists have been making this pun in their labs for decades while mixing volatile compounds. The real question is: does that lone electron make it more reactive or just more misunderstood?