Video: Discover the shape of a molecule
The shape of an atom is determined by the composition, quantity and arrangement of the atoms in space.
The shape of an atom is determined by the composition, quantity and arrangement of the atoms in space.
Each molecule has no specific shape.
A key molecule has an empty space, almost all of its mass lies in the extremely dense nucleus of its component atoms and electrons, which determine the atoms linked to each other like like negative charge clouds rather than single, discrete particles. Therefore, each molecule has no specific shape.
Update 15 December 2018
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