#ORBITRON GALLERY ATOMIC ORBITALS WINDOWS#

With the appropriate plug-ins, the pictures of the orbitals can become interactive. In addition, a picture accompanies each orbital that shows a cross section or inner workings of the orbital. Information that can be found on the webpage is information regarding orbital shape, arrangement, and interior composition. On the site,, the orbital viewer is easy to use. When using Mozilla Firefox without the plug-in, users cannot view the orbitals. Mozilla Firefox requires users to have the Macromedia Flash before using the tool. Using the Internet Explorer browser, users can view orbitals, but without Macromedia Flash they are not interactive.

#ORBITRON GALLERY ATOMIC ORBITALS WINDOWS#

The operating system used while running the applet was Microsoft Windows XP Professional. Additionally, the webpage was published by the Chemistry Department at the University of Sheffield. Contributions to the site were made by Prof. Winter as a gallery of atomic orbital and molecular orbital images constructed using POV-Ray. The pictures and animations of the orbital also appear to be accurate of how the orbital should appear. All of the information provided is accurate and the orbital shapes and notation is correct. The orbitals that can be viewed are selected from an on screen list that are broken down by Level (1-7), Hybrid orbitals, and Molecular orbitals. These animations can not be controlled by the user and run continuously. Also, some of the more advanced orbital arrangements have animations that accompany the orbital picture. Furthermore, each component of the orbital is differentiated by using different colors. This allows the user to see that the orbitals are three dimensional. In addition, the shapes of the orbital are displayed on an x, y, z plane. It also goes onto display and name the shape of the five orbitals. For example it says that the d orbital contains five different orbitals. Recommended education level: Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Higher Education, Graduate/ProfessionalĪmong the information given is a description of the orbital and how many orbitals there are in each specific energy level. However, when the 3d orbital starts to become filled, the energies of 4s and 3d fluctuate and 4s ends up higher than 3d energy level. The filling of the 3d orbitals does not occur until the 4s orbitals have. The webpage can be used as an interactive lead in or a segment of a lesson. A wave function uses three variables to describe the position of an electron. The only limiting factor with this tool is that it will not fully run without Macromedia Flash.

The information provided about the orbitals is accurate. Professors can use it to show students orbital shape and orientation. 'The Orbitron' is a helpful tool that can be applied to chemistry at the high school and college level. Furthermore, the available animation shows how bonding occurs in nature between the orbitals. The scientific notation for naming the orbitals is also beneficial because it gives the shapes meaning. Also, the ability to make the orbital interactive allows the user to rotate and study the orbital shape. The different colors on the orbital make it simple to view the various parts. The presentation of the information makes 'The Orbitron' easy to use and understand.

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