Molecule Shapes: Basics

Molecules
Atoms
Bonds

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Molecules
Atoms
Bonds
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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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Basque	All Euskara	Molekulen formak: oinarrizkoak
Bosnian	All Bosanski	Oblici molekule: Osnove
Chinese (Simplified)	All 中文 (中国)	分子形状：基本要素
Chinese (Traditional)	All 中文 (台灣)	Molecule Shapes: Basics 分子的形狀：基礎篇
Czech	All čeština	Tvary molekul: Základy
Danish	All Dansk	Molekyleformer: Basis
Dutch	All Nederlands	Ruimtelijke structuren: basis
Finnish	All suomi	Molekyylien muodot: perusteet
French	All français	Molecule Shapes: Basics
Galician	All Gallegan	Formas Moleculares
German	All Deutsch	Molekülgeometrien: Basics
Greek	All Ελληνικά	Σχήματα μορίων: Βασικά
Hebrew	All עברית	Molecule Shapes: Basics
Hungarian	All magyar	Molekulaalakok - alapok
Indonesian	All Bahasa Indonesia	Bentuk Molekul: Dasar-Dasar
Italian	All italiano	Modelli molecolari: concetti base
Japanese	All 日本語	分子の形:基本
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Korean	All 한국어	분자 구조: 기초
Macedonian	All македонски	Облици на молекул: Основи
Persian	All فارسی	شکل های مولکول: مقدماتی
Polish	All polski	Kształty cząsteczek: Podstawy
Portuguese (Brazil)	All português (Brasil)	Forma da molécula: Fundamentos
Russian	All русский	Формы молекул: основы
Serbian	All Српски	Облици молекула: Основе
Slovak	All Slovenčina	Molekulové tvary: Základy
Spanish	All español	Formas de la Molécula: Básico
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