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In an orthogonal, perfectly centered technical diagrammatic view, a complete formaldehyde molecule is arranged in an accurate trigonal planar geometry across a flat, scientific display. At the center rests a dark gray and matte black carbon sphere, firmly positioned and labeled across its front face with a crisp, centered white capital letter "C". Extending upward along the vertical axis, a visually emphasized double bond connects the carbon to an oxygen atom, rendered as two parallel, evenly spaced cylindrical rods in a bright teal and cyan shade. Terminating this double bond is a vivid red oxygen sphere, marked cleanly in its center with a white capital letter "O". Angling downward and outward symmetrically from the carbon atom are two slender, cylindrical single bonds drawn as smooth light gray sticks, each terminating in a small white sphere representing a hydrogen atom; each hydrogen sphere is labeled at its optical center with a fine dark gray capital letter "H". A delicate, curved technical arc is drawn between the bonds to indicate the molecular geometry, accompanied by precise, small text reading "116-120". In the lower corner of the frame, the molecular formula is printed neatly in an academic sans-serif typeface reading "HCHO". Diffuse, perpendicular diagram lighting casts faint, uniform soft drop shadows directly behind each sphere and connecting rod onto the support plane, grounding the three-dimensional form without obscuring lines. The background is a clean off-white and light cream paper ground overlaid with a subtle, ultra-faint scientific blueprint grid of pale gray rules. Crisp geometric edges, flat color planes, and minimal surface modeling maintain textbook clarity, rigorous and pristine.