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Regular Polygons

Submitted by dpietrobon on Sat, 22/02/2025 - 14:06
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A polygon is a closed shape formed by straight lines. A regular polygon has sides of equal length and angles of equal size. Convex regular polygons are the common shapes we associate with 3, 4, 5, or more sides, such as the equilateral triangle, square, pentagon, hexagon, and so on.

 

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Phosphorus blog

Submitted by arobb38 on Thu, 28/07/2016 - 20:37
An example of a phosphorus atom

Introduction:

The following post will be about the element phosphorus and its various properties and uses. It is a very complex atom, with a large number of electrons, protons, and neutrons making it up. Its symbol on the periodic table is P and has an atomic mass of 15. It is found in two main forms: White phosphorus and red phosphorus. It is not found free in nature because it is a highly reactive element.
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ETHANE MOLECULE

Submitted by Sue Min Joh on Thu, 28/07/2016 - 18:26

 

Ethane

Ethane, otherwise known as C2H6, is an organic compound which is a colourless, liquefied gas. It provides many uses including those from the industrial and a consumer point of view. Ethane is used in fuel, fuel additives, ion exchange systems, paint additives, pigments, plasticizers, building/construction materials, fabric products, textile products, leather products, food packaging and much more. 

 

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H2O Molecule

Submitted by ekalu1 on Thu, 28/07/2016 - 17:48
Water molecule

Imagine you are sitting with your feet in a pool (filled with liquid water), watching the steam (gaseous water) rise from the spa nearby as you sip a drink from your glass filled with ice cubes (solidified water). Not many other chemical substances can exist in all three states of matter within the same temperature range. In fact, water it is the only substance which naturally occurs in all types. This is why H2O (commonly called water) is one of the most interesting chemical compounds in the universe, as well as being essential for life! (We have never found any organism that doesn't contain H2O)  Apart from being the most abundant compound on the Earth's surface, it has many other unique properties such as it's polar covalent bonds. 

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Phosphorus Atom Joey Stephens Brennan

Submitted by joeysb.11 on Wed, 27/07/2016 - 17:15

Phosphorus Atom

 

1. An element is a substance that cannot be broken down chemically or physically into a simpler substances. Elements are what makes up the world we live in, and each element has an atom with a different, definitive structure. Phosphorus is the fifteenth element found on the periodic table of elements. Using VRMath2, an online coding software, a 3D model of a phosphorus atom was constructed. The following blog will outline the structure, characteristics and composition of the atom, and explain any difficulties or interesting ideas found during the process of constructing the atom, as well as show an image of and provide a link to the model of the atom on the VRMath2 website.
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Acetic Acid

Submitted by achen83 on Wed, 27/07/2016 - 16:16
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LITHIUM 9D

Submitted by sleun12 on Tue, 19/07/2016 - 13:27
Lithium Atom Model
All the objects that surround us in our lives are made of extremely small particles invisible to the naked eye.
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Boron Atom

Submitted by hsato2 on Tue, 19/07/2016 - 13:26
3D Model of Boron Atom
Boron is the fifth atom in the periodic table, being a metalloid. The rare element, only made as compounds in the nature, has been used commonly for glass and glazes production. While its presence has been known since 1808, the first 99 percent pure boron was made only in 1909. A 3D model of this boron was made using the VRMath2.0, shown below. The Bohr model has been used to represent the element, as it simplifies the characteristics of electron movements. However, the model is not entirely accurate. In the process of programming the atom, many difficulties and challenges were experienced.

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Boron Atom (By Melody Suen)

Submitted by msuen1 on Tue, 19/07/2016 - 13:26
3D Model of Boron Atom
At the QUT workshop, I learnt how to use VRMath 2.0 to program, create 3D molecules/atoms and how to write a blog. With my partner Hana, we created a 3D model of a boron atom. In this blog post, I will explain the composition, structure and characteristics of boron, as well as the programming used.