Molecule Shapes: Basics

Molecule Shapes: Basics Screenshot
  • Molecules
  • Atoms
  • Bonds
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Topics

  • Molecules
  • Atoms
  • Bonds
  • Bond angle

Description

Explore molecule shapes by building molecules in 3D! Find out how a molecule's shape changes as you add atoms to a molecule.

Sample Learning Goals

  • Recognize that molecule shape is due to repulsions between atoms.
  • Recognize that bonds are not fixed in place, but can rotate around in response to repulsions.
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Albanian All shqip Run now Format e Molekulave: Bazat
Arabic All العربية Run now أشكال الجزئ: أساسيات
Basque All Euskara Run now Molekulen formak: oinarriak
Bosnian All Bosanski Run now Oblici molekule: Osnove
Chinese (Simplified) All 中文 (中国) Run now 分子形状:基础
Chinese (Traditional) All 中文 (台灣) Run now Molecule Shapes: Basics_分子形狀：基礎
Czech All čeština Run now Tvary molekul: základy
Danish All Dansk Run now Molekyleformer: Basis
Dutch All Nederlands Run now Vormen van moleculen: eenvoudig
Finnish All suomi Run now Molekyylien muodot: perusteet
French All français Run now Formes de Molecules: Notions de base
German All Deutsch Run now Molekülgeometrie - Grundlagen
Greek All Ελληνικά Run now Σχήματα μορίων: τα βασικά
Hebrew All עברית Run now צורות של מולקולות: בסיסי
Hungarian All magyar Run now Molekulaalakok - alapok
Irish All Gaeilge Run now Cruthanna móilín: Buneolas
Italian All italiano Run now Modelli molecolari: concetti base
Japanese All 日本語 Run now 分子の形: ベーシック
Kazakh All Kazakh Run now Молекула пішіндерінің негізгі құрылымы
Korean All 한국어 Run now 분자의 구조: 기초
Latvian All Latviešu Run now Molekulu struktūras: Pamati
Maori All Maori Run now He Āhua Rāpoi Ngota: Hei Tīmatanga
Marathi All मराठी Run now रेणुचे आकार: प्राथमिक
Mongolian All Монгол (Монгол) Run now Молекул байгуулалт: Үндсэн
Persian All فارسی Run now شکل های مولکول: مقدمات
Polish All polski Run now Kształty cząsteczek: podstawy
Portuguese (Brazil) All português (Brasil) Run now Geometria Molecular: Básico
Russian All русский Run now Формы молекул: основы
Serbian All Српски Run now Облици молекула: основе
Sinhalese All Sinhalese Run now අණුවල හැඩ : මූලික කරුණු
Slovak All Slovenčina Run now Tvary molekúl: základy
Spanish All español Run now Formas de la molécula: Intro Download teacher tips PDF
Spanish (Mexico) All español (México) Run now Formas de la molécula: Intro
Spanish (Peru) All español (Perú) Run now Formas de una molécula: Fundamentos
Swedish All svenska Run now Molekylformer: Grunder
Tamil All Tamil Run now மூலக்கூற்றுத்திறன் அடிப்படைகள்
Thai All ไทย Run now รูปร่างโมเลกุล: พื้นฐาน
Turkish All Türkçe Run now Molekül Şekilleri: Temel
Ukrainian All українська Run now Форми молекул. Основи Download teacher tips PDF
Vietnamese All Tiếng Việt Run now Hình dạng phân tử: phần cơ bản

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