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Non Life Sciences => Chemistry => Topic started by: thedoc on 29/04/2012 11:32:02

Title: Can I create a real molecule from my polymod set?
Post by: thedoc on 29/04/2012 11:32:02

Mohammed Shuaib  asked the Naked Scientists:
   
Can I create an actual real molecule from my polymod set? Just to clarify, it has like 15 H's, 12 C's and whole range of other random non-metals XD

What do you think?

Title: Re: Can I create a real molecule from my polymod set?
Post by: Bored chemist on 29/04/2012 18:30:45

It would probably help if you said what "polymod" means.

Title: Re: Can I create a real molecule from my polymod set?
Post by: Nizzle on 09/05/2012 13:40:08

Yes, you can create for example ethanol, which is fairly easy.
Take one C and put 3 H's and one other C on it. On the second C you put an additional 2 H's and one O. On the O you put another H and you have ethanol, which is the alcohol you find in alcoholic beverages...

@BC: I think he made a typo and means Molymod, a ball-and-stick modeling kit ;)