Modern Chemistry, Lesson 145: The Packing of Spheres - Simple Solid Structures

Duration: 30 min

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation

Description: Demonstrates the structural features of the packing of spheres with tennis balls. Shows two types of closest packing. Indicates the structures of some simple salts (ionic compounds of formula MX, e.g., table salt, NaCl)

Metadata Source:Catalog of Classroom Teaching Films for Georgia Schools, No. 10 (Georgia Department of Education)