Ball on Steps Analogy

An analogy in quantisation of energy states takes advantage of the fact that in many lecture theatres there are shallow steps going down to the front. Think of a ball rolling down the steps. It can't stop halfway down the steps. It seems like a really simplistic way of thinking of it, but in terms of analogy it works really well.

Topic:

  • General Chemistry
  • Electronic Structure/ Electronegativity/ Shape

Strategy:

  • Representations
  • Analogies and Metaphors
< Back to previous page