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A Collection of Chemistry Helper Programs

Acids, Bases, and Salts (University of Akron)

• Tutorials, quizzes, questions
• Acid-Base Theory
• Properties of Acids
• Properties of Bases
• Weak Acids and Bases
• pH and pOH
• Titrations
• Buffers
• Amino Acids/Proteins (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Air Pollution (University of California- San-Diego)

• Physical Chemistry and the Environment
• Effects of Air Pollution
• Sources of Air Pollution
• Time Evolution of Air Pollution
• Photochemical Air Pollution
• Inversion and Thermodynamics
• Catalytic Converters
• The Ozone Layer
• Halogens and Ozone Depletion

Analytical Chemistry (Virginia Tech)

• http://www.chem.vt.edu/chem-ed/vt-chem-ed.html#tutorials
• contents of this site
• Tutorials
• Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry
• Instrumentation: absorption, emission, and scattering,Beer-Lambert law Quantitative fluorimetry Review of quantum mechanics: Wavefunctions Interaction with light Transition strengths Lineshapes and widths Optics Lasers Detection electronics
• Spectroscopic Techniques
  • Atomic Spectroscopy, X-ray and Electron Spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence electron x-ray photoelectron (XPS, ESCA) Auger electron
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Molecular Spectroscopy
  • Raman
  • infrared (FTIR)
  • near-infrared (NIR)
  • laser-induced fluorescence (LIF)
  • high-resolution laser spectroscopy

Atomic Structure (Louisiana State University)

• text, questions and quizzes

Atomic Structure (University of California- San-Diego)

Atoms and Molecules (University of Akron)

• Tutorials, quizzes, questions
• Atomic Symbols
• Chemical Formula
• Formula Weights
• Atomic Structure
• Isotopes
• The Mole and Formula Weights

Atoms (Unversity of New Mexico)

• Postscript textbook chapter

Bonding (University of Akron)

• Tutorials, quizzes, questions
• The Octet Rule
• Ionic Compounds
• Naming Ionic Compounds
• Naming Covalent Compounds
• Nomenclature Overview
• Molecular Geometry
• Lewis Structures & Geometry
• Geometry, Polarity & Solubility
• Ionic & Covalent Compounds
• Intermolecular Forces

Bonding (Unversity of New Mexico)

• Postscript textbook chapter

Bonding - Covalent (Louisiana State University)

• text, questions and quizzes

Bonding Information

• This section contains general bonding information as well as information on metallic, ionic and covalent bonding.
• http://www.satech.net.au/~rowanb/chem/chembond.htm

Bonding - Ionic (Louisiana State University)

• text, questions and quizzes

Chemical Calculators

Chemiluminescence

• Descriptions of chemiluminescence and specific gas phase and liquid phase chemiluminescence systems
• HyperText sites of interest to people interested in chemiluminescence
• Analytically useful chemiluminescent emitters(with references)
• Chemiluminescence bibliography
• http://www.shsu.edu/~chm_tgc/chemilumdir/chemiluminescence2.html

Chromatography (California State University - Stanislaus)

• contents of this site
• descriptive text of colors seen
• chromatography applied to inks
• absorbed & transmitted light

Chromatography (Baker Demonstration School - The Netherlands)

Compounds

• BaCp^*₂ (Oxford University)
• Brevetoxin B(Oxford University)
• Carbon
• Carbon Dioxide (Baker Demonstration School - The Netherlands)
• Chlorophyll
• Cycloalkane (Michigan State University)
• Deoxyhemoglobin
• Dry Ice (CO₂) (Baker Demonstration School - The Netherlands)
• Dynamite(Oxford University)
• Heme
• Molecules of Life
• Nitrogen Fixation(Oxford University)
• Platinum Complexes (Oxford University)
• Red Cabbage Juice (Baker Demonstration School - The Netherlands)
• Superconductors (University of Texas)
  • Yttrium Barium Copper Oxide: YBCO
  • Bismuth Strontium CalciumCopper Oxide
  • Thallium Barium Calcium Copper Oxide
  • Mercury Barium Calcium Copper Oxide
• Taxol(Oxford University)
• Water (New York University)

Computational Chemistry and Organic Synthesis (Netherlands)

Covalent Bonding (Louisiana State University)

• text, questions and quizzes

Crystal Structure (University of California- San-Diego)

Electronics (Scimedia)

• Introduction to Electronics
• Detection Electonics

Elements (Unversity of New Mexico)

• Postscript textbook chapter

Elements and Compounds (Louisiana State University)

• text, questions and quizzes

Energy, Work and Heat (Univerisity of Connecticut)

• Practice Exam (1st semester) Questions with immediate feedback (Sign on as a guest.)

Energy (Univerisity of Connecticut)

• Stability, Free Energy (Thermodynamic Potentials)
• Practice Exam (1st semester) Questions with immediate feedback (Sign on as a guest.)

Entropy (University of California-San Diego)

Equations(Unversity of New Mexico)

• Postscript textbook chapter

Equilibrium (Acid/Base) (Michigan State University)

• Acid-Base Equilibria Tutorial

Equilibria (Phase) (Univerisity of Connecticut)

• Practice Exam (1st semester) Questions with immediate feedback (Sign on as a guest.)

Equilibrium (University of California-San Diego)

Equilibrium (Unversity of New Mexico)

• Postscript textbook chapter

Equilibrium(Virginia Tech)

• Equilibrium Constant

Equilibria and Reaction Rates (University of Akron)

• Tutorials, quizzes, questions
• Thermodynamics
• Kinetics
• Catalysts
• Equilibrium

Ethics in Science (Virginia Tech)

• contents of this site
• Science Ethics Resources
• Science Ethics Bibliography
  • An extensive list of publications that pertain to ethics and misconduct in science.
• Online Science Ethics
  • Internet-based resources that are related to ethics and misconduct in science, including hyperlinks to online professional codes of conduct.
• Essays: Ethical Aspects of Research: Individual and Institutional Issues, Bad Science, Misconduct in Science, On Being a Scientist The Chemist's Creed

Formulas (Unversity of New Mexico)

• Postscript textbook chapter

Gases (Louisiana State University)

• text, questions and quizzes

Gases (Unversity of New Mexico)

• Postscript textbook chapter

Gases (University of Connecticut)

• Practice Exam (1st semester) Questions with immediate feedback (Sign on as a guest.)

Isomerism (Purdue University)

• What Is Isomerism?
• Coordination Isomers
• Linkage Isomers
• Geometric Isomers
• Optical Isomers

Kinetics (Univerisity of Connecticut)

• Practice Exam (1st semester) Questions with immediate feedback (Sign on as a guest.)

Kinetics (Unversity of New Mexico)

• Postscript textbook chapter

Lecture Notes for Chemistry Courses around the World

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

• Acids and Bases (Bemijidi State University - Minnesota)
• Acids and Bases (Brown University)
• Acids and Bases (Simon Fraser University) Windows/Mac
• Acids and Bases (Southern Illinois University)
• Alkanes and Cycloalkanes: Single-bonded Hydrocarbons (Southern Illinois University)
• Atomic Mystery: Discovery of the Structure of Atoms (Southern Illinois University)
• Atomic Structure (Florida State University)
• Atomic Structure (Vassar College)
• Bonding (Florida State University)
• Bonding (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
• Bonding (Simon Fraser University) Windows/Mac
• Bonding (Vassar College - New York)
• Electrons and Periodicity (Southern Illinois University)
• Electrochemistry (Simon Fraser University) Windows/Mac
• Electron Configuration / Bonding (Southern Illinois University)
• Electronic Structure of Atoms (Florida State University)
• Electrochemistry (Univeristy of Nebraska - Lincoln)
• Electrochemistry (Brown University)
• Equilibria (Bemijidi State University - Minnesota)
• Equilibrium (Brown University)
• Equilibrium (Univeristy of Nebraska - Lincoln)
• Formulas and Equations (Southern Illinois University)
• Functional Groups (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
• Gases (Florida State University)
• Gases, Properties of Gases, and Kinetic Theory (Southern Illinois University)
• Gases (Simon Fraser University) Windows/Mac
• Gases (Vassar College)
• Intermolecular Forces (Florida State University)
• Kinetics (Brown University)
• Kinetics (Univeristy of Nebraska - Lincoln)
• Liquids (Vassar College)
• Mass Relationships in Chemical Reactions (Southern Illinois University)
• Measurements (Southern Illinois University)
• Metal Complexes (Brown University)
• Models (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
• Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories (Florida State University)
• Nuclear Chemistry (Bemijidi State University - Minnesota)
• Nuclear Decay, Nuclear Radiation, and Nuclear Power (Southern Illinois University)
• Organic Chemistry Introduction (Southern Illinois University)
  • Alkanes and Cycloalkanes: Single-bonded Hydrocarbons (Southern Illinois University)
• Periodic Properties (Florida State University)
• Periodic Properties (Southern Illinois University)
• pH (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
• Properties of Matter (Southern Illinois University)
• Quantum Theory (Simon Fraser University) Windows/Mac
• Shapes and Polarities of Covalent Molecules (Southern Illinois University)
• Solubility (Brown University)
• Solubility and Temperature (Bemijidi State University - Minnesota)
• Solutions, Colloids, and Suspensions (Southern Illinois University)
• Solution Properties (Bemijidi State University - Minnesota)
• Stoichiometry (Florida State University)
• Thermochemistry (Florida State University)
• Thermochemistry and Entropy (Bemijidi State University - Minnesota)
• Thermodynamics (Univeristy of Nebraska - Lincoln)
• Thermodynamics/Energy: The Driving Force in Chemical Reactions (Southern Illinois University)
• Thermodynamics - 2nd Law (Brown University)
• Transition Metals (Bemijidi State University - Minnesota)

Liquids and Solutions (Louisiana State University)

• text, questions and quizzes

Liquid Chromatography (Virginia Tech)

• Contents of this site
• Brief description of HPLC history, principles and instrumentation.
• General Theory
• Adsorbents
• Reverseed-Phase HPLC
• Instrumentation
• Detectors
• HPLC Glossary

Mass Spectrometry (JEOL Ltd., Massachusetts)

• What does a mass spectrometer do?
• What are mass spectrometers used for?
• What does the mass tell us?

Models (Unversity of New Mexico)

• Postscript textbook chapter

Mole (Louisiana State University)

• text, questions and quizzes

Molecular Dynamics (University of California- San-Diego)

• Newton's Second Law
• Application to Molecules
• Molecular Coordinates
• Vibrations and Bends
• Torsional and Intermolecular Coordinates
• Potential Energy Function and the Force

Nitrogen Fixation

Nomenclature (Unversity of New Mexico)

• Postscript textbook chapter

Optics and Lasers (Scimedia)

Organic: Alcohols, Phenols, & Ethers (University of Akron)

• Tutorials, quizzes, & questions
• Alcohol Structure and Properties
• Alcohol Nomenclature
• Some Important Alcohols
• Synthesis of Alcohols
• Reactions of Alcohols
• Phenols
• Ethers
• Thiols

Organic: Alkanes (University of Akron)

• Tutorials, quizzes, questions
• Carbon
• Formula, Models and Isomers
• Alkanes
• Alkane Nomenclature
• Cycloalkanes
• Sources and Reactions of Alkanes
• Alkyl Halides

Organic Nomenclature (Okanagan University College)

• Introduction to Organic Nomenclature.
• Introduction to Organic Stereochemistry (now as a part of the nomenclatre series, but only available in the tutorials with ChemScape).

Organometallic Chemistry (University of Kentucky)

• contents of this site
• internal links to topics: alkylidenes, 18 elecron rule, synthesis, abstraction and other complexes and reaction

Organic: Unsaturated Hydrocarbons (University of Akron)

• Tutorials, quizzes, questions
• Properties of Alkenes and Alkynes
• Alkene Nomenclature
• Alkyne Nomenclature
• Geometric Isomers
• Reactions of Alkenes
• Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Organic Synthesis (Netherlands)

Organic Reaction Mechanisms

• Hydrogenation of Alkenes
• SN2 (Michigan State University)
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Periodicity (Unversity of New Mexico)

• Postscript textbook chapter

Periodic Properties and Atomic Structure (University of Akron)

• The Periodic Table
• Electronic Structure
• The Chemical Bond
• Lewis Symbols

Photosynthesis (New York University)

Photosynthesis (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

• Introduction
• The Physics of Light and the Photosystem
• The Light Reactions
• The Dark Reactions
• Alternate Modes of Photosynthesis

Plug-ins for your computer

Quantum Chemistry: A Brief Review of Elementary Quantum Chemistry

• contents of this site
• The Ultraviolet Catastrophe
• The Photoelectric Effect
• Quantization of Electronic Angular Momentum
• Wave-Particle Duality
• The Schr�inger Equation
• Basic Properties of Operators
• Eigenfunctions and Eigenvalues
• Postulates of Quantum Mechanics
• The Particle in a Box
• The Harmonic Oscillator
• The Hydrogen Atom

Quantum Elementary (Univerisity of Connecticut)

• Practice Exam (1st semester) Questions with immediate feedback (Sign on as a guest.)

Quantum Mechanics (University of California- San Diego)

• Foundation of Chemistry
• Structure of Atoms and Molecules
• How Molecules React
• Basis of Atomic Structure

Quantum Mechanics (University of California- San Diego)

• Why Quantum Mechanics?
• Vision, Light, and Energy Levels
• Wave-Particle Duality and Diffraction
• Wavefunctions
• The Schr�inger Equation
• Basic Assumptions of Quantum Mechanics
• The Harmonic Oscillator
• The Rigid Rotor
• Atoms
• Atomic Orbitals
• Molecules

Radioactivity (University of Akron)

• Tutorials, quizzes, questions
• Radioactivity
• Nuclear Reactions
• Halflife
• Nuclear Power, Fission, Fusion
• Radiation Dating
• Medical Applications
• Radiation Safety

Reactions (University of Akron)

• Tutorials, quizzes, questions
• Balancing Chemical Equations
• Types of Chemical Reactions
• REDOX and Oxidation States
• Other Classes of Reactions
• Ionic Equations
• Stoichiometry
• Limiting Reactants

Reaction Rates and Equilibria (University of Akron)

• Tutorials, quizzes, questions
• Thermodynamics
• Kinetics
• Catalysts
• Equilibrium

Solid Materials (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

• description, crystal structure, formation
• metals, ceramics, semiconductors, polymers

Solid Structure Bravais lattices (University of Texas)

• Catalog of the 14 Bravais lattices
• 14 Bravais lattices rotating movies

Solid Structure (University of California- San-Diego)

Solids (Louisiana State University)

• text, questions and quizzes

Solids (Univerisity of Connecticut)

• Practice Exam (1st semester) Questions with immediate feedback (Sign on as a guest.)

Solids (Unversity of New Mexico)

• Postscript textbook chapter

Solid-State Chemistry (Virginia Tech)

Solutions (Unversity of New Mexico)

• Postscript textbook chapter

Solutions and Colloids (University of Akron)

• Tutorials, quizzes, questions
• Solutions and Solubility
• Solution Concentration
• Colligative Properties
• Colloids
• Dialysis

Solutions and Liquids (Louisiana State University)

• text, questions and quizzes

Spectroscopy (University of California- San Diego)

• Introduction to Spectroscopy and Polarization
• Light Absorption
• Molecular Wavefunction
• Relating Spectroscopy to the Wavefunction
• Spectroscopic Effects
• Types of Spectroscopy
• Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)

States of Matter (University of Akron)

• Tutorials, quizzes, questions
• Observed Properties
• Density & Specific Gravity
• Kinetic & Potential Energy
• The Solid State
• The Liquid State
• The Gaseous State & Gas Laws
• Changes in State

Statistical Mechanics (University of California- San Diego)

• Introduction to Statistical Mechanics
• Boltzmann Distribution Function
• Relation of Statistical Mechanics to Thermodynamics
• Introduction to Polymers in Statistical Mechanics
• Biopolymers in Statistical Mechanics

Stereochemistry of Co-ordination Compounds (Purdue University)

• Common Structures
• Structures with Monodentate Ligands
• Structures with Bidentate Ligands
• EDTA - A Hexadentate Ligand
• Not-So-Common Structures
• Compare Two Structures
• Isomerism
• What Is Isomerism?
• Coordination Isomers
• Linkage Isomers
• Geometric Isomers
• Optical Isomers

Stereochemistry (University of Arizona)

Stoichiometry

• Acid-Base Titration 1
• Empirical Formula 1
• Empirical Formula2
• Molecular Formula 1
• Molecular Formula 2
• Percent Mass
• Equation-Balancing and Graphical Representation Exercises (Virginia Tech)

Superconductors (University of Texas)

• Catalog of crystal structures for various high-Tc and low-Tc superconductors
• Dissectable images and explanations
• Yttrium Barium Copper Oxide: YBCO
• Bismuth Strontium CalciumCopper Oxide
• Thallium Barium Calcium Copper Oxide
• Mercury Barium Calcium Copper Oxide

Thermochemistry (Louisiana State University)

• text, questions and quizzes

Thermochemistry (University of Connecticut)

• Second Law, Carnot Cycles, Entropy, Third Law

Thermodynamics (Unversity of New Mexico)

• Postscript textbook chapter

Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) (Purdue)

• What is VSEPR?
• VSEPR Rules
• VSEPR Examples/Practice Problems
• Compare Two Structures

Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) (University of Sheffield)

• Content of this site
• Assumptions about bonding
• Common geometries
• How to predict the geometry
• Examples of calculations
• Isomers
• Unpaired electrons
• More than six electron pairs
• d-block systems

X-Ray Diffraction (University of California- San Diego)

• Introduction to Diffraction
• How Diffraction Works
• Crystals
• Other Techniques in Diffraction

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