Authors of original unit: Shawn Sendlinger

Partner Projects: Biology Student Workbench

Grade Level: High school chemistry teachers

Subject Areas: Molecular Structure, Molecular Visualization, Molecular mechanics

WebMO is a free World Wide Web-based interface to computational chemistry packages. It improves the accessibility and usability of computational chemistry software. Users can access and use your software from their web browser. A web-based interface provides unheard of ease-of-use and a shallow learning curve for beginners. Advanced users benefot from convenience, full access to input and output, and management of computing resources. WebMO also allows many users to take advantage of a single workstation containing the computational chemistry programs. This greatly lowers the cost of hardware and software licenses, and it minimizes the time and effort for system maintenance.

Intened for high school chemistry teachers, who wish to use computational tools in the classroom. Also suitable for introducatory college chemistry. May also be used directly by students for self-study.

Web browser (preferably Firefox), Javascript-enabled. Flashplayer plugin( You can download the plugin from here )

Exercise in creating visualizing and energy-minimizing molecules by WebMO.

Introduction: background information on molecules and the properties of bonded atoms.

Part 1: Study of Bond Angles.

Part 2: Study of the Molecular Orbitals.

Part 3: Study of Rotation Barrier Energy about Carbon-Carbon Bonds..