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This interactive activity from NOVA describes the crystalline structure of metal and uses animations to illustrate the molecular changes that occur when a metallic substance is bent, heated, or otherwise changed by external forces. It also explores the three main types of bonds that bind atoms together: metallic, ionic, and covalent. It is appropriate for grades 8-12.
Please note that this resource requires Flash. Editor's Note: See Related Materials for a classroom activity in which students construct a "wobbly" model of a crystal array to visualize how chemical energy is shared between neighboring atoms and how thermal processes and other forces can result in breaking of chemical bonds.
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This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.
Topic: Particles and Interactions and the Standard Model
Unit Title: Properties of Matter This interactive activity from NOVA describes the crystalline structure of metal and uses animations to illustrate the molecular changes that occur when a metallic substance is bent, heated, or otherwise changed by external forces. It also explores the three main types of bonds that bind atoms together: metallic, ionic, and covalent. Link to Unit:
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