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Which best explains the difference between a ball-and-stick model of a chemical compound and a space-filling model?

Ball-and-stick models can show compounds in three dimensions, but space-filling models cannot.
Space-filing models can show compounds in three dimensions, but ball-and-stick models cannot.
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Ball-and-stick models show the bonds between atoms, but not the relative sizes of atoms. Space-filling models show
the relative sizes of atoms, but not the bonds between atoms.
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O Space-filling models show the bonds between atoms, but not the relative sizes of atoms. Ball-and-stick models show
the relative sizes of atoms, but not the bonds between atoms.

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Answer: Ball-and-stick models show the bonds between atoms, but not the relative sizes of atoms.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is because both the ball and stick are combined this shows the combination between atoms.

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