Chemistry Gateways and Resources
The Chemistry Gateways and Resources collection is comprised of chemistry-related web portals, web sites, and individual digital resources identified by National Science Digital Library staff as appropriate for inclusion in the Library. Many of the materials to be found here were suggested by NSDL users. The collection encompasses portals, sites, and resources pertaining to many areas of the discipline—general chemistry, organic and inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, and others—and intended for a wide range of audiences—educators and learners, the general public, and chemistry research communities.
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American%20Chemical%20Society%20%28ACS%29
http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/memberapp
Web site of the world's largest scientific society. The American Chemical Society represents professionals around the globe in chemistry, chemical engineering, and related areas. The Society advances knowledge and research through... Full description
American%20Elements
http://www.americanelements.com/
This company's web site features an interactive periodic chart that provides information on the elements, including a description, physical and thermal properties, abundance, isotopes, ionization energy, the element's discoverer, ... Full description
American%20Mineralogist%20Crystal%20Structure%20Database
http://www.geo.arizona.edu/AMS/amcsd.php
This database provides access to information on every crystal structure published in the American Mineralogist, the Canadian Mineralogist, European Journal of Mineralogy, and Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, as well as selected ... Full description
An%20Introduction%20to%20Signal%20Processing%20in%20Chemical%20Analysis
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~toh/spectrum/TOC.html
This 26-page illustrated introduction to digital signal processing in chemical analysis covers signal arithmetic, signals and noise, smoothing, differentiation, resolution enhancement, harmonic analysis, convolution, deconvolution... Full description
Atomic%20Structure%20and%20the%20Periodic%20Table
http://www.chem1.com/acad/webtext/atoms/
This is a section of an online textbook ("Chem 1 Virtual Textbook") on General Chemistry at the first-year college or advanced high-school level. It provides an introduction to the structure and properties of the elements and thei... Full description
Avogadro%27s%20Number
http://gemini.tntech.edu/~tfurtsch/scihist/avogadro.htm
Some notes and historic background on Avogadro's Number, 6.022 x 1023 Full description
Bilbao%20Crystallographic%20Server
http://www.cryst.ehu.es/
The Bilbao Crystallographic Server provides access to crystallographic programs, tools, and databases. The tools are grouped according to type: space groups retrieval; group-subgroup relations of space groups; representation theor... Full description
Center%20for%20Environmentally%20Responsible%20Solvents%20and%20Processes%3A%20Activities
http://www.science-house.org/CO2/activities/index.html
Classroom lab activities and demonstrations that allow younger students (elementary to middle school) to explore the chemistry of polymers and carbon dioxide using common household items. Many activities are tied to interviews wit... Full description
Chemical%20Heritage%20Foundation%3A%20Online%20Publications
http://www.chemheritage.org/pubs/pub-nav3.html
This small collection of online books includes titles focusing on innovation in chemistry and the history of the field as a science and a business. Topics include semiconductor electronics, technological advances, science educatio... Full description
Chemistry%20Demonstrations
http://genchem.chem.wisc.edu/demonstrations/Default.htm
This web site, created by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Chemistry Department's Demonstration Lab, provides brief descriptions of ideas for demonstrations that can be used in the teaching of General Chemistry, Analytic Chemis... Full description
Chemistry%20Experiments%3A%20Chemistry%20Challenge%20for%20Kids%20Ages%205%20Through%2012
http://www.sciencenter.org/chemistry/
These chemistry experiments for younger students, from the Sciencenter of Ithaca, New York, can be performed as demonstrations by the teacher, at home, or by the students themselves. These experiments, which investigate the proper... Full description
ChemMatters
https://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/memberapp?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_TRANSITIONMAIN&n...
ChemMatters is a quarterly magazine for high-school chemistry students published by the American Chemical Society and dealing with the following topics: What is chemistry? How does it work? And how does it affect me? Each issue in... Full description
ChemTube3D%3A%20Interactive%203D%20Organic%20Reaction%20Mechanisms
http://www.chemtube3d.com/index.html
ChemTube3D contains interactive 3D animations for some of the most important organic chemistry reactions covered during study for an undergraduate chemistry degree, with supporting information on reactivity and spectroscopy. Each ... Full description
Classic%20Chemistry
http://web.lemoyne.edu/~GIUNTA/classicalcs/topics.html
Classic Chemistry is a web site offering a wealth of primary sources in the history of chemistry. It includes a large collection of classic chemistry papers; quantitative exercises (with teaching notes and solutions) tied to and b... Full description
Countertop%20Chemistry
http://www.science-house.org/learn/CountertopChem/index.html
Chemistry activities and demonstrations that use common household items and kitchen chemicals. There are activities appropriate for students in elementary school, middle school, and high school. The activities were designed and te... Full description
Crystal%20Lattice%20Structures
http://cst-www.nrl.navy.mil/lattice/
This site provides an index of common crystal lattice structures--arrangements of atoms in a crystalline substance. The structures are indexed by Strukturbericht designation, Pearson symbol, space group, and prototype. Each struct... Full description
Crystallography%20Open%20Database
http://www.crystallography.net/
This database provides access to crystallographic data placed in public domain by the contributors. The data consists of unit cell parameters, chemical formula, coordinates, a brief literature reference and, when available, atomic... Full description
Dalton%27s%20Atomic%20Theory
http://dl.clackamas.edu/ch104-04/dalton's.htm
Brief account of the atomic theory developed by nineteenth-century chemist John Dalton. Full description
Distillations%3A%20Extracts%20from%20the%20Past%2C%20Present%20and%20Future%20of%20Chemistry
http://distillations.chemheritage.org/
This weekly science podcast focuses on the past, present, and future of chemistry. Program content includes interviews, monologues, reviews, features, and other items intended to provide historical perspective on current scientifi... Full description
Electrochemical%20Society%20Digital%20Library
http://ecsdl.org/
The Electrochemical Society (ECS) Digital Library is an online collection of journals, books, and other society publications. Publications include the society's print and online journals, meeting transactions and abstracts, books,... Full description
Electrochemistry%20Dictionary
http://electrochem.cwru.edu/ed/dict.htm
This dictionary, which accompanies the online Electrochemistry Encyclopedia (http://electrochem.cwru.edu/ed/encycl), provides brief definitions of words and phrases used often in electrochemistry, the branch of chemistry dealing w... Full description
Electrochemistry%20Encyclopedia
http://electrochem.cwru.edu/ed/encycl
This online encyclopedia features articles describing many aspects of electrochemistry, the branch of chemistry dealing with reactions involving electrical currents and potentials. The articles are written by leading experts in th... Full description
ElectroSim%202.0%3A%20Interactive%20Simulations%20of%20Basic%20Electronic%20and%20Operational%20Amplifier%20Circuits
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~toh/ElectroSim/
ElectroSim 2.0 is a collection of theory-based interactive simulations of simple electronic circuits, suitable for a course in elementary practical instrumentation electronics; the simulations were created for use in an "Electroni... Full description
eMolecules
http://www.emolecules.com/
This database and search engine provide access to publicly available information on chemical compounds and their structures, including millions of graphic representations of molecular structure. The data can be searched by text or... Full description
Exploring%20the%20Nanoworld
http://mrsec.wisc.edu/Edetc/
The Exploring the Nanoworld web site offers instructional materials on nanotechnology, a science and technology based on the control of matter on the atomic or molecular scale. The site introduces the nanoscale (a nanometer equals... Full description
Greener%20Education%20Materials%20for%20Chemists%20%28GEMs%29
http://greenchem.uoregon.edu/gems.html
GEMs is a database of educational materials, for various levels, promoting green chemistry--the redesign of chemical transformations and processes to reduce use of materials hazardous to human health and the environment. The 54 it... Full description
Interactive%20Computer%20Models%20for%20Analytical%20Chemistry%20Instruction
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~toh/models/
This collection of interactive computer models and simulations of common instruments and techniques used in analytical chemistry is available for free download. The software can be used on Macintosh or Windows computers. Most of t... Full description
Materials%20Research%20Science%20and%20Engineering%20Centers%20%28MRSEC%29
http://www.mrsec.org/home/
This is the homepage of the Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC), a network of research centers located at academic institutions throughout the United States. The MRSEC web site features highlights from resea... Full description
Nano%2C%20Quantum%2C%20and%20Statistical%20Mechanics%20and%20Thermodynamics%3A%20Data%20and%20Property%20Calculation%20Websites
http://tigger.uic.edu/~mansoori/Thermodynamic.Data.and.Property_html
This collection of links provides access to web sites associated with nano, quantum, and statistical mechanics and thermodynamics. The links are arranged by type: data sites, calculation/program download sites, organizations invol... Full description
Nano%2C%20Quantum%2C%20and%20Statistical%20Mechanics%20and%20Thermodynamics%3A%20Educational%20Sites
http://tigger.uic.edu/~mansoori/Thermodynamics.Educational.Sites_html
This collection of links provides access to web sites associated with nano, quantum, and statistical mechanics and thermodynamics. The links are arranged by type: basic principles (including classical thermodynamics), nano, quantu... Full description
National%20Atmospheric%20Deposition%20Program
http://nadp.sws.uiuc.edu/
The National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) is a multi-agency cooperative program to collect, analyze, and monitor the chemistry of precipitation. The program supports a network of monitoring sites where precipitation is co... Full description
Organic%20Chemistry%20I%3A%20Notes%2C%20Problems%2C%20and%20Practice%20Tests
http://www.mnstate.edu/jasperse/Chem350/Chem350.html
This is the web site for an undergraduate Organic Chemistry I course (first semester of a two-semester sequence) taught at Minnesota State University, Moorhead. It offers the syllabus plus a full set of classroom lecture notes, wi... Full description
Organic%20Chemistry%20II%3A%20Notes%2C%20Problems%2C%20and%20PracticeTests
http://www.mnstate.edu/jasperse/Chem360/Chem360.html
This is the web site for an undergraduate Organic Chemistry II course (second semester of a two-semester sequence) taught at Minnesota State University, Moorhead. It offers the syllabus plus a full set of classroom lecture notes, ... Full description
Physical%20Setting%2FChemistry%20Core%20Curriculum
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/mst/pub/chemist.pdf
This guide is intended to assist high-school teachers and supervisors as they prepare curriculum, instruction, and assessment for the chemistry content and process skills in the New York State Learning Standards for Mathematics, S... Full description
Primer%20on%20Quantum%20Theory%20of%20the%20Atom
http://www.chem1.com/acad/webtut/atomic/qprimer/
This question-and-answer tutorial provides an introduction to quantum theory and the electron structure of the atom. Suitable for advanced high-school students and those beginning postsecondary education, this "quantum catechism" ... Full description
SciCentral%3A%20Physics%20and%20Chemistry%20News
http://www.scicentral.com/P-02phys.html
This site provides links to physics- and chemistry-related news articles from a variety of outlets and journals. Sources featured on the site must be freely accessible to online readers and are ranked by the editors based on relia... Full description
The%20Expert%20System%20for%20Thermodynamics
http://www.thermofluids.net/
The Expert System for Thermodynamics (TEST) is a web-based software platform used to analyze thermofluids problems, verify hand calculations, pursue what-if scenarios, visualize thermal systems, and conduct other investigations in... Full description
The%20Learning%20Matters%20of%20Chemistry
http://www.knowledgebydesign.com/tlmc/tlmc.html
This site provides access to a variety of resources for learning in chemistry. The resources include visualizations, animations, and movies; computer-aided learning software for Macintosh and Windows; interactive features and appl... Full description
The%20Science%20of%20Spectroscopy
http://www.scienceofspectroscopy.info/
This Wiki-based resource provides an introduction to spectroscopy for advanced high-school and postsecondary students. The site uses real-world applications of spectroscopy to involve students and provides links to external resour... Full description
TheLiquidPhase%3A%20Countercurrent%20Chromatography
http://www.theliquidphase.org/
TheLiquidPhase is a community portal, or wiki, dedicated to the proliferation of knowledge and good technique in countercurrent chromatography (CCC). It has been organized to help prospective users of CCC learn about its potential... Full description
Why%20Doesn%27t%20the%20Electron%20Fall%20into%20the%20Nucleus%3F
http://www.chem1.com/acad/webtut/atomic/WhyTheElectron.html
This tutorial offers a conceptual and nonmathematical answer to a question rarely given explicit treatment in conventional textbooks, and often answered incorrectly by teachers in terms of classical mechanics. The explanation cove... Full description
XAFS.org
http://xafs.org
X-ray absorption fine-structure (XAFS) is a spectroscopic technique that uses x-rays to probe the physical and chemical structure of matter at an atomic scale. XAFS.org is a community website (a wiki), editable by its users. Site ... Full description