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GCSE Combined Science · key term
A representation in which balls stand for atoms or ions and sticks indicate bonds or connections within the structure.
Used by OCR
Specification C2.2g · Chemistry Paper 1
Revise: Limitations of Chemical ModelsIn a ball and stick model, balls represent atoms and sticks represent bonds. Different colours can identify different elements, provided a key is supplied.
Chemistry, Combined Science
A representation in which spheres stand for atoms and sticks stand for bonds, making the arrangement of atoms in three dimensions easier to see.
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A ball-and-stick model makes this spatial arrangement easier to see. To represent it on paper, ordinary lines can show bonds lying in the plane of the page, a solid wedge can show a bond pointing towards you, and a dashed wedge can show one pointing away.
