Since the beginning of the modern era of chemistry, chemists have speculated upon the actual appearance of atoms, ions, and molecules. Because most molecules are too small to be seen even with the electron microscope, scientists have resorted to making models which have agreed as nearly as possible with available data on atomic and molecular dimensions.As early as 1881 a United States patent was issued for a primitive system of atomic models (1). More recent representatives include the inexpensive but purely schematic ball-and-peg models, the Fisher-Hershfelder-