HTML5 MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS
With Java applets on the decline for many years. JavaScript, HTML5, and other scripting languages have managed to take over applets both in terms of browser support and extra functionality. At EDinformatics we are transitioning from Java, Shockwave and Flash to HTML5 Simulations which can easily be used on all platforms.
SIMULATION USING JSMOL
Explain it with Molecules
WATER MOLECULE
Why is water such a good solvent?
Learn to measure distances and angles of water dimers. Contains assessment questions.
MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF ICE
Why does ice float?
Measure length of hydrogen bonds in ice using Jsmol. Measure O-O distances in water and ice.
MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF ICE
Hydrogen Bonds in Water and Ice
View using Jsmol the hydrogen bonds in water and ice
METHANE
What is the geometry of methane?
Measure angles in methane molecule. Contains assessment questions
SOLIDS - LIQUIDS - GASES
Why do solids, liquids and gases behave differently?
Using the case of H2O, it is shown using Jsmol why ice, water, and water vapor behave differently.
ALPHA AND BETA GLUCOSE
What's the difference between alpha and beta glucose?
Jsmol for alpha and beta-glucose... What is the difference between starch and cellulose?
CAFFEINE
How does Caffeine work in the Brain?
Comparison of caffeine to adenosine. Visualize caffeine bound to A2 adenosine receptor molecule
SUCROSE AND FRUCTOSE
What's the difference between surcrose and fructose?
Molecular structure comparisons of different fructose molecules and sucrose... relative sweetness graph of various sugars.
CARBON MONOXIDE
Why is carbon monoxide so dangerous?
Comparison of Oxygen and Carbon Monoxide bound to heme.
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE, EPHEDRINE AND METHAMPHETAMINE
What is the difference between pseudoephedrine, ephedrine and methamphetamine?
How can small changes in a molecule result in major physiological and psychological changes?
GRAPHITE
Why is graphite so soft if it is made of only carbon?
Why is graphite so soft and diamond so hard if both are just made from carbon atoms?
CARBYNE
What is the difference between Carbyne and Graphite?
Is Carbyne the strongest material in the world?
DIAMOND
Why is graphite so soft?
Why is diamond so hard if it is made of the same substance as graphite?
FULLERENE
What are the structures of Fullerenes and Nanotubes?
Why is the fullerene and similar structures the cornerstone of nanotechnology? How big is a nanotube?
SALT -- NACL
Why does table salt have a cubic crystal shape?
3-D structure of NaCl. Page contains assessment questions.
BENZENE
What is the structure of the benzene molecule?
What is the geometry of the benzene molecule?
SODIUM NITRITE -- SODIUM NITRATE
What is the difference between sodium nitrite and sodium nitrate? -
Both are used as preservatives but there are significant differences between these compounds.
