The caffeine molecule shown in 3-D using JMol

Caffeine - found in both tea and coffee - is an alkaloid.
Notice the alternating carbon and nitrogen atoms (grey and blue respectively) in the two rings.
The red atoms are oxygen (double bonds in this view), and the white atoms are hydrogen.
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