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ON A HIGHER LEVEL: How sodium and chlorine particles form a cube
In this presentation small blue beads (+) and big transparent beads (-) are used as models for the invisible small  positive sodium particles and negative chloride particles.
The beads are held by metal rods fixed in a plate.
Left: 1 positive sodium and 1 negative chloride particles have attracted each other.
Middle: 2 more particles have joined.
Right:   In this model 3 particles of sodium and 3 of chloride are bound to each other.
Do you want to see how the Na and Cl particles form a cube? Click here.

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