Elastic Sphere Model of Hydrocarbon Molecules

Gavril Niac
Universitatea Tehnică, Catedra de Chimie, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
J. Chem. Educ., 2009, 86 (11), p 1271
DOI: 10.1021/ed086p1271.2
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2009

Abstract

Atoms in molecules do not retain the shape of the free atoms. The space filling of a molecule is due to the bonding and nonbonding clouds of electron pairs rather than the van der Waals radii and internuclear distances (as in most physical models).

Keywords (Audience):

High School / Introductory Chemistry

Keywords (Domain):

Organic Chemistry

Keywords (Feature):

Letters

Keywords (Subject):

Molecular Modeling
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  • Received: August 03, 2009

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