Ball and Stick Model

Key Stage 4

Meaning

The ball and stick model is diagram or object used to show the arrangement of atoms in a compound.

About Ball and Stick Model

A ball and stick model gives more detail than a chemical formula about the arrangement of atoms in a compound as a chemical formula simply states the number of atoms of each element while the ball and stick model displays the locations of atoms and the chemical bonds holding them together.

Examples

	Propane	Propene	Propan-1-ol	Propanoic Acid	But-1-ene	Butan-1-ol
Chemical Formula	C3H8	C3H6	C3H7OH	C3H6O2	C4H8	C4H9OH
Structural Formula	CH3CH2CH3	CH2CHCH3	CH3CH2CH2OH	CH3CH2COOH	CH2CHCH2CH3	CH3CH2CH2CH2OH
Ball and Stick Model

References

AQA

Ball and stick models, page 115, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA

Ball and stick models, page 30, GCSE Chemistry; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA

Ball and stick models, pages 42, 46, GCSE Chemistry; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA

Ball and stick models, pages 75, 76, 79, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Chemistry, CGP, AQA

Ball and stick models, pages 77, 78, 81, GCSE Chemistry, CGP, AQA

Edexcel

Ball and stick models, page 22, GCSE Chemistry; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel

Ball and stick models, page 85, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel

Ball and stick models, pages 54, 57, GCSE Chemistry, CGP, Edexcel