Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Behold, the nitrogen atom

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...finely crafted from Rice Krispies treats. Here, the electrons (denoted by the candy sprinkles) wait to join the protons (with Reese's pieces) and the neutrons (without anything added, of course).

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The finished model. Do you think Bohr did it this way?

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And an addendum to the post below:

"Mom, can I eat the nitrogen now?"

3 comments:

kelly said...

what a great way to teach it. i'll have to remember this down the road.

kelly said...

what a great way to teach this, i'll have to remember it down the road.

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