Submitted by Kevin Range / Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania on Fri, 08/09/2024 - 13:09
Additional Authors
Alex Davis / York College of Pennsylvania
Bill Vining / SUNY College at Oneonta
My Notes
Categories
Prerequisites
General Chemistry
Corequisites
No Corequisites
Course Level
Second year
Upper Division/Graduate
Topics Covered
Computer modeling
Group theory & applications
Symmetry
Visualization
Subdiscipline
Molecular Structure and Bonding
Description

Students build several organic molecules in the WebMO builder and examine their symmetry elements and point group.  Then students build structures with particular point groups starting from a benzene or cyclohexane structure.

Attachment Size
Group Theory BCCE v2_ionicviper.docx.pdf 445.97 KB
Equipment needs

A computer with a web browser able to connect to a WebMO server.  As only the WebMO builder is used this whole activity can be completed using the WebMO demo server.

Related activities
Symmetry Resources at Otterbein University
Otterbein Symmetry In-Class Activity/Take home activity
Creative Commons License
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