Deakin University
Browse

File(s) under permanent embargo

Why is the tetrahedral bond angle 109°? The tetrahedron-in-a-cube

journal contribution
posted on 2012-01-01, 00:00 authored by Kieran LimKieran Lim
The common question of why the tetrahedral angle is 109.471° can be answered using a tetrahedron-in-a-cube, along with some Year 10 level mathematics. The tetrahedron-in-a-cube can also be used to demonstrate the non-polarity of tetrahedral molecules, the relationship between different types of lattice structures, and to demonstrate that inductive reasoning does not always provide the correct answer.

History

Journal

Teaching science

Volume

58

Issue

1

Pagination

46 - 47

Publisher

Australian Science Teachers Association

Location

Canberra, A.C.T.

ISSN

1449-6313

eISSN

1839-2946

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Usage metrics

    Research Publications

    Categories

    No categories selected

    Exports

    RefWorks
    BibTeX
    Ref. manager
    Endnote
    DataCite
    NLM
    DC