4 Hole sp3 Black Tetrahedral Molymod Atom
SKU: 60400E
Tetrahedral sp3 carbon atoms are in every Molymod molecular model organic set & kit. Use our 3D Molecular Model Builder to build almost any one of the more than 50 million compounds in the NIH database (not all tested). We've been selling them since 1994. They're so precisely made, they're compatible with those sold before or since.
The uniqueness of carbon comes from the fact that it can bond to itself in many different ways; in straight chains, branched chains and rings. It can also bond singly, doubly and triply to itself. The chemical basis of all living organisms is linked to the way that carbon bonds with itself and other atoms1. Not so with silicon2.
Indigo Instruments has maintained a substantial inventory of genuine Molymod atoms & bonds for over 30 years. These parts are compatible with every set & kit we have sold since day 1. Though quality may appear expensive, no parts support from other vendors costs even more.
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