Molecular lab

Solvation Bench

Drop a compound into water and watch, up close, whether it comes apart.

Sample tray

Pure water

H₂O

This is a microscope view of liquid water. Each bent molecule is H₂O: red oxygen, two white hydrogens. They jiggle because the liquid is warm, and the dashed lines are hydrogen bonds that form and break. Drop a sample in.

  • Oxygen
  • Hydrogen
  • Sodium
  • Chlorine
  • Carbon
  • Nitrogen