Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Week 3, Commentary on Links

I really enjoyed the visual simulation page. It actually really got me thinking about how and why molecules assume certain shapes. I had never thought about the different possible shapes that atoms could arrange themselves in. I'm guessing that they way in which they arrange themselves has to do with differences in the amount of energy it takes for the molecular bond to hold. It's great that such models exist to help us learn but also as way to spark curiosity.

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