Make Dichloroethane molecule
In this lab you will make dichloroethane by assembling ethylene and chlorine molecules first. You will be able to switch between different molecule representations: ball and stick, space filling, and structural and skeletal.
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Welcome to the MEL Science molecule constructor. Let's start our lab by building an ethylene molecule.
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Keep in mind that you don't have to think about double bonds here.
They will appear after you assemble your molecule.
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Great! This is what a ball-and-stick model of ethylene looks like.
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Ethylene can react with the chlorine to form 1,2-dichloroethane
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Now let's take an ethylene molecule and chlorine molecule.
Try to rearrange bonds between atoms to get 1,2-dichloroethane.
You can add or remove bond by clicking on two atoms sequentially.
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Correct! This is a 1,2-dichloroethane molecule.
In real life, 1,2-dichloroethane can be used as degreaser and paint remover.
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After checking out different molecular representations you can finish this Lab by pressing the Exit button.