The Usefulness and Limititation of Molecular Models? (1 Viewer)

[dhampoet]

What are the usefulness and limitation of molecular models when we are using them for modeling polymers?

Thx

 

[Harry Seacombe]

Advantages:

• allows complex molecules like glucose to be viewed and allows students to analyse their structure
• clearly shows how isomers can be made
• using differently coloured balls for each different molecule, structure can be seen
• single and double bonds can be clearly viewed
• shape can be seen

Disadvantages:

• Models are not to scale
• They are a static representation of something dynamic
• An atom is mainly empty space. Using models, it is being represented as a solid

 

[hsc=suicide]

Advantages:

• allows complex molecules like glucose to be viewed and allows students to analyse their structure
• clearly shows how isomers can be made
• using differently coloured balls for each different molecule, structure can be seen
• single and double bonds can be clearly viewed
• shape can be seen

Disadvantages:

• Models are not to scale
• They are a static representation of something dynamic
• An atom is mainly empty space. Using models, it is being represented as a solid

ditto