





NaCl Lattice©
Lending Library
Keep this mesmerizing model on your desk to invite student questions.
Loan Period
Delivery
Loan Time Frame: 3 weeks (1 week loan plus 2 weeks for delivery and return shipping)
Local Pickup (Greater Milwaukee Area)
Loan Time Frame: 2 weeks
Cost
You only pay for return shipping
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These colorful magnetic sodium chloride ion models are hard to resist! With this model, students will:
- Discover the cubic nature of salt crystals
- Explore how the positive sodium and negative chloride ions form electrostatic bonds
- Examine the efficient lattice packing of the ions
- Investigate high melting temperature, brittleness, and cleavage planes
This engaging model is a valuable companion to 3D Molecular Designs’ Water Kit©.
Find additional resources for this kit here: NaCl Lattice© Classroom Resources
Included Materials
6 NaCl 3x3x3 Lattices per case – Each contains:
- 27 atoms, each ion has 6 embedded magnets to simulate ionic bonding
2 Water Cups per case – Each contains:
- 12 water molecules
- 1 sodium ion
- 1 chlorine ion
- 1 ethane core with 5 non-magnetic hydrogens
- 1 hydroxyl group
- 1 non-magnetic hydrogen with gray post