User suggestions: diatomic / polyatomic molecules, library of elements, connection distance

[oliver-phet]

1) Allow the creation of diatomic or polyatomic molecules in the “Model” module;

2) In the module “Real Molecules” include a library of chemical elements (H, He, Li, Be, B, C, ...) and allow new molecules to be created by the user;

3) Include in the “Real Molecules” module the connection distance (Ex .: H2, H-H = 0.074 nm)

[arouinfar]

Some of the user's goals might be met by the Build a Molecule sim. On the Playground screen, users can build a molecule, and then see its 3D structure as either a space-filling or ball-and-stick representation.

BAM doesn't allow more than 4 bonds per atom, and is limited by the kits on each carousel page, but there are still 9000+ structures that can be built and inspected in 3D.

@oliver-phet can you share the BAM prototype with this user?

[oliver-phet]

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