A unit cell of polyethylene showing the long, parallel macromolecules that pass through many such unit cells. The cell has an orthorhombic structure. The molecular sections shown may be different ...

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Students are guided to take atoms apart, rearrange them, and put them together again in different ways to make six different molecules. Students also see a fun molecule-making game that they can try.