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An Interactive Computer Program To Help Students Learn Molecular Symmetry Elements and Operations

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David E. Meyer and Andrew L. Sargent

Department of Chemistry, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858

J. Chem. Educ., 2007, 84 (9), p 1551

DOI: 10.1021/ed084p1551

Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2007

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History, Education, and Documentation

Abstract

SymmetryApp provides three-dimensional molecular representations from a simple Cartesian coordinate file and carries out user-selected symmetry operations that yield a second image of the molecule. If the specified symmetry is indeed present, this image is identical to the original.

Keywords (Audience):

Upper-Division Undergraduate

Keywords (Domain):

Inorganic Chemistry

Keywords (Feature):

JCE WebWare: Web-Based Learning Aids

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Computer-Based Learning

Keywords (Subject):

Group Theory / Symmetry

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