Electron Tug-of-War ← Molecule Lab

Electron Tug-of-War

Push sodium and chlorine together. Watch chlorine steal an electron, then see plus and minus snap into salt.
Drag the orange sodium atom, or press Start
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What's happening

Two neutral atoms

Tug-of-war for the electron

Chlorine's pull grows as they get closerSodium's grip
Chlorine is too far away to pull.

Charge count

AtomProtons +Electrons −Charge
Sodium11110
Chlorine17170
Keys: ←↑↓→ move sodium · Space start/stop · R reset · H hold torch · Z zap
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