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CPK coloring
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Chemistry/SrNqkGVm">chemistry</a>, the CPK coloring (for <a href="/facts/Robert_Corey/qARHwLPV">Corey</a>–<a href="/facts/Linus_Pauling/cBNBzs5c">Pauling</a>–Koltun) is a popular color convention for distinguishing <a href="/facts/Atoms/FoQ4kGN5">atoms</a> of different <a href="/facts/Chemical_element/0jducgWD">chemical elements</a> in <a href="/facts/Molecular_model/e9ETq017">molecular models</a>. </p>