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Building molecular models using screw-on bottle caps

Dawid Siodłak

subject

chemistry.chemical_classificationMolecular modelChemical modelsChemistryNanotechnologyGeneral ChemistryWeldingPolymerEducationlaw.inventionlawThermalMoleculeBottle cap

description

Chemical models can be built using screw-on bottle caps. Two identical caps can be joined together by thermal welding to form atoms, and the resulting atoms can be joined together by welding or by hot polymer glue to form molecules. The method is easy, can be applied at every level of chemical education, and gives access to an unlimited number of models at almost no cost. It inspires hands-on activity of pupils and can be used to show the dependence between the three-dimensional structure of molecules and their chemical, physical, and biological features.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2013-07-29Journal of Chemical Education
10.1021/ed400126phttps://doi.org/10.1021/ed400126p