Hexie the Hexane Pet

Katie wanted to do a fun extra credit assignment for her chemistry class. So, using her molecular set, she built a fun animal and named it Hexie. The black balls represent carbon and the yellow represent hydrogen. Hexie is a hexane molecule (6 carbon and 14 hydrogen atoms) and this is what she sent in to her teacher. Oh, her teacher loved it!!

This is Hexie, our new pet. I named him Hexie, because naming him C₆H₁₄ seemed a little impersonal. As you can see, he is leash-trained and loves to play with his ball. Unfortunately, he’s not quite house-trained, since he still leaves little piles of carbon on the floor and small puddles of hydrogen. When that happens, we have to put him outside for a little “time-out.”




He’s just a baby now, but when he grows up, he’ll be an Octane. Wow, I can’t wait! Well, it’s time to take him for a little walk.