CHEMISTRY IN MOTION 01 / 09

What happens
when atoms let go?

Enter a molecular world where bonds break, atoms collide, new bonds form—and energy changes hands. See the invisible chemistry behind real life.

09VISUAL CHAPTERS
A THROUGH I
03BALANCED
REACTION MODELS
0QUESTIONS
OR TEXT BOXES
● REAL-WORLD PHOTOGRAPHBlue flame · household gas burner
BREAK A BOND → ENERGY IN✳FORM A BOND → ENERGY OUT✳ΔH = ENERGY IN − ENERGY OUT✳ATOMS ARE CONSERVED
[ THE EXPERIENCE ]

See it. Follow it.
Understand it.

Photographs show familiar real-world phenomena. The animated models zoom to the atom level to reveal invisible bond changes, moving particles, conservation of atoms, and the energy calculations used in your class notes.

✦ Real-life connections✦ Live atom motion✦ Energy diagrams + data
[ MOLECULAR CINEMA / INTERACTIVE STUDIO ]

The nine visual chapters.

A–I   /   WORKSHEET-ALIGNED
CHAPTER A / I
01 / 09
Real-world photograph connected to the current chemistry topic
SECTION A   /   THE BIG IDEA

Breaking costs.
Forming pays.

PHOTO · REAL LIFE CHEMISTRY
01   /   PARTICLE STUDIO LIVE CONCEPTUAL MODEL
✣ H–H BOND · ENERGY TRANSFERATOMS: 2
01 / 04BONDED ATOMSLow-energy, stable arrangement
NOT TO SCALE · PARTICLE MODEL
SPEED
ENERGY INTO BONDS ENERGY OUT TO SURROUNDINGS MOVING ATOMS
WHAT THE ANIMATION SHOWS

03   /   EXPLORE THE SCIENCEWORKSHEET REFERENCE
A / I
[ EVERYDAY CHEMISTRY. INVISIBLE ENERGY. ]

Three reactions.
One energy rule.

Compare the calculations from your worksheet, then choose a reaction to watch its atoms reorganize.