Giant Ionic Lattice — NaCl
Millions of Na⁺ (purple) and Cl⁻ (green) ions in a regular 3D lattice, held by strong electrostatic attraction in all directions.
Toggle controls: Voltage → solid won't conduct · Force → brittle fracture · Melt or Dissolve → ions free to conduct.
✗ NO CURRENT — ions fixed in solid lattice
✓ CURRENT FLOWS — Na⁺ → cathode · Cl⁻ → anode
⚡ LIKE CHARGES ALIGN → REPULSION → lattice shatters!
🌡 MELTING — ions breaking free from lattice
💧 DISSOLVING — water separates Na⁺ and Cl⁻
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