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Atomic Interactions
Explore the interactions between various combinations of two atoms. Turn on the force arrows to see either the total force acting on the atoms or the individual attractive and repulsive forces. Try the "Adjustable Attraction" atom to see how changing the parameters affects the interaction.
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Teaching Resources
Main Topics
- Atomic Interactions
- Interaction Potential
- Van der Waals Force
- Atomic Bonding
Sample Learning Goals
- Explain how attractive and repulsive forces govern the interaction between atoms.
- Describe the effect of potential well depth on atomic interactions.
- Describe the process of bonding between atoms in terms of energy.
Tips for Teachers
The teacher's guide (pdf) contains tips created by the PhET team.
Teaching Ideas
| Title | Authors | Level | Type | Updated |
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Using PhET in High School Chemistry- all my activities in pdf
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
CQs Lab Demo HW |
7/20/13 |
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States of Matter (Inquiry based) Phase Change and Phase diagrams
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro |
Lab | 7/7/13 |
| Introduction to the Covalent Bond | Roberto Marrero | HS | Lab HW |
6/30/11 |
| The Covalent Bond Between Two Atoms | Roberto Marrero | UG-Intro HS |
HW | 6/30/11 |
| 원자간 상호작용 SIM 사용지침서 | 이화국(Wha Kuk Lee) | UG-Intro HS |
Demo Lab |
5/17/13 |
You can submit your own ideas and activities.
Translated Versions:
| Language | Language (Translated) | Simulation Title | ||
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| Albanian | shqipe | Ndërveprime Atomike | Run Now | |
| Arabic | العربية | التأثيرات الذرية | Run Now | |
| Arabic, Saudi Arabia | العربية (السعودية) | التفاعلات الذرية | Run Now | |
| Basque | Basque | Elkarrekintza atomikoak | Run Now | |
| Bosnian | Bosnian | Međuatomska djelovanja | Run Now | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | português (Brasil) | Interações Atômicas | Run Now | |
| Chinese - Simplified | 中文 (中国) | 原子间相互作用 | Run Now | |
| Chinese - Traditional | 中文 (台灣) | 原子相互作用 | Run Now | |
| Croatian | hrvatski | Atomic Interactions | Run Now | |
| Danish | Dansk | Vekselvirkning mellem atomer | Run Now | |
| Dutch | Nederlands | Atomaire interacties | Run Now | |
| Estonian | Eesti | Aatomitevaheline vastastikmõju | Run Now | |
| Finnish | suomi | Atomien vuorovaikutus | Run Now | |
| French | français | Potentiel d'interaction | Run Now | |
| Galician | Gallegan | Interaccións atómicas | Run Now | |
| Georgian | Georgian | ატომური ურთიერთქმედება | Run Now | |
| German | Deutsch | atomare Wechselwirkung | Run Now | |
| Greek | Ελληνικά | Δυναμικό Αλληλεπίδρασης | Run Now | |
| Hebrew | עברית | אינטראקציות בין אטומים | Run Now | |
| Hungarian | magyar | Atomi kölcsönhatások | Run Now | |
| Indonesian | Bahasa Indonesia | Interaksi Atomik | Run Now | |
| Italian | italiano | Interazioni atomiche | Run Now | |
| Japanese | 日本語 | 原子の相互作用 | Run Now | |
| Kannada | Kannada | ಪರಮಾಣು ಕ್ರಿಯೆಗಳು | Run Now | |
| Kazakh | Kazakh | Атомды әрекеттестіктер | Run Now | |
| Khmer | Khmer | អន្តរកម្មអាតូម | Run Now | |
| Korean | 한국어 | 원자간 상호작용 | Run Now | |
| Kurdish | Kurdish | کارلێککردنی گهردهکان | Run Now | |
| Macedonian | македонски | Интеракција меѓу атомите | Run Now | |
| Malay | Bahasa Melayu | Interaksi Atom | Run Now | |
| Marathi | Marathi | अण्विक आंतरक्रिया | Run Now | |
| Norwegian Bokmal | Norwegian Bokmål | Atominteraksjoner | Run Now | |
| Persian | Persian | برهم کنش های اتمی | Run Now | |
| Polish | polski | Oddziaływanie atomów | Run Now | |
| Portuguese | português | Interacções Atómicas | Run Now | |
| Romanian | română | Interacţiuni atomice | Run Now | |
| Russian | русский | Взаимодействие атомов | Run Now | |
| Serbian | Српски | Међуатомска деловања | Run Now | |
| Slovak | Slovenčina | Vzájomná interakcia | Run Now | |
| Slovenian | Slovenščina | Interakcije med atomi | Run Now | |
| Spanish | español | Interacciones Atomicas | Run Now | |
| Spanish (Peru) | español (Perú) | Interacciones Atómicas | Run Now | |
| Swedish | svenska | Atom interaktion | Run Now | |
| Turkish | Türkçe | Atomik etkilesim | Run Now | |
| Turkmen | Turkmen | Atomlaryň özara täsirleri | Run Now | |
| Vietnamese | Tiếng Việt | Tương tác nguyên tử | Run Now |
Software Requirements
| Windows | Macintosh | Linux |
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Microsoft Windows
XP/Vista/7 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
OS 10.5 or later
Sun Java 1.5.0_19 or later |
Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
Credits
| Design Team | Third-party Libraries | Thanks To |
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