Pennies to Make Unit Cells
Description: We have over 1000 pennies to be passed around to students to let them build simple cubic, BCC, and FCC structures
Source: Professor Gil Nathanson
Year: N/A Vol: N/A Page: N/A
Keywords: Pennies, Simple cubic, BCC, FCC Structures
Rating: 
Hazard: Low
- No use of chemicals
- Model or Simulation
Effectiveness: Average
- Mild effects are seen by audience
- Good connection from demo to course material
- High reliability
- Time to results is medium
Difficulty: Medium
- Simple procedures
- No reagents
- Example involving models
- Demos in which materials are distributed to audience
Safety precautions:
- Eye protection required
- Instruct audience in proper usage
Class: Model, Liquids and Solids, Solid State Chemistry, Crystal Structure
Division: General, Material Science Chemistry
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