Molecule Shapes: Basics

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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	Format e Molekulave: Bazat
Arabic	All العربية	أشكال الجزئ: أساسيات
Basque	All Euskara	Molekulen formak: oinarriak
Bosnian	All Bosanski	Oblici molekule: Osnove
Chinese (Simplified)	All 中文 (中国)	分子形状:基础
Chinese (Traditional)	All 中文 (台灣)	Molecule Shapes: Basics_分子形狀：基礎
Czech	All čeština	Tvary molekul: základy
Danish	All Dansk	Molekyleformer: Basis
Dutch	All Nederlands	Vormen van moleculen: eenvoudig
Finnish	All suomi	Molekyylien muodot: perusteet
French	All français	Formes de Molecules: Notions de base
German	All Deutsch	Molekülgeometrie - Grundlagen
Greek	All Ελληνικά	Σχήματα μορίων: τα βασικά
Hebrew	All עברית	צורות של מולקולות: בסיסי
Hungarian	All magyar	Molekulaalakok - alapok
Irish	All Gaeilge	Cruthanna móilín: Buneolas
Italian	All italiano	Modelli molecolari: concetti base
Japanese	All 日本語	分子の形: ベーシック
Kazakh	All Kazakh	Молекула пішіндерінің негізгі құрылымы
Korean	All 한국어	분자의 구조: 기초
Latvian	All Latviešu	Molekulu struktūras: Pamati
Maori	All Maori	He Āhua Rāpoi Ngota: Hei Tīmatanga
Marathi	All मराठी	रेणुचे आकार: प्राथमिक
Mongolian	All Монгол (Монгол)	Молекул байгуулалт: Үндсэн
Persian	All فارسی	شکل های مولکول: مقدمات
Polish	All polski	Kształty cząsteczek: podstawy
Portuguese (Brazil)	All português (Brasil)	Geometria Molecular: Básico
Russian	All русский	Формы молекул: основы
Serbian	All Српски	Облици молекула: основе
Sinhalese	All Sinhalese	අණුවල හැඩ : මූලික කරුණු
Slovak	All Slovenčina	Tvary molekúl: základy
Spanish	All español	Formas de la molécula: Intro
Spanish (Mexico)	All español (México)	Formas de la molécula: Intro
Spanish (Peru)	All español (Perú)	Formas de una molécula: Fundamentos
Swedish	All svenska	Molekylformer: Grunder
Tamil	All Tamil	மூலக்கூற்றுத்திறன் அடிப்படைகள்
Thai	All ไทย	รูปร่างโมเลกุล: พื้นฐาน
Turkish	All Türkçe	Molekül Şekilleri: Temel
Ukrainian	All українська	Форми молекул. Основи
Vietnamese	All Tiếng Việt	Hình dạng phân tử: phần cơ bản

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