2007-05-29 02:57:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Get two foam balls from the craft department of walmart.
Get a larger one and a smaller one. Attach them to each other with a pencil.
Use paint or cut out plus and minus signs to signify the proton and the electron and attach them appropriately.
If you need a quantum mechanical model, then you must represent the electron as a cloud of potential positions and energy levels around the proton. A bit harder to accomplish with foam balls. Maybe a computer animation would be better for that kind of model.
2007-05-29 03:03:49 · answer #1 · answered by chocolahoma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Michaels, Hobby Lobby and Joanns all carry kits for making models of atoms. They include everything you'll need except paint and brushes. My daughter and I did one with the solar system and it was easy to use.
2007-05-29 10:05:36 · answer #2 · answered by Jensenfan 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
STYROFOAM AND PAINT =] The best way to make any model. plus it's easy
2007-06-01 00:30:12 · answer #3 · answered by Kooliooos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well it is monoatomic so i guess its pretty easy. just one single model. or are u going in depth? like all the details.
2007-05-29 10:00:28 · answer #4 · answered by whatagowk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋