COOL LINKS

Here are some websites that you might find helpful.

General Chemistry

Webelements: interesting facts about the elements and the periodic table
Inorganic Nomenclature: a game I wrote to help you practice naming inorganic compounds
PhET Simulations: contains many simulations for general chemistry and other sciences
The Orbitron: an excellent website about orbitals, works best on Chrome
Hybridization Animation: shows shapes and energies of hybrid orbitals
Hybridization lab: lab for above animation
Molecular Shapes: a game I wrote to help you practice predicting shapes
Lewis Structures: a game I wrote to help you practice Lewis Structures
Lewis Structure Tutorial: offers both a tutorial and practice problems
VSEPR: offers both a tutorial and practice problems
Links to Animations: contains many animations: compiled by Dr. John Gelder of OSU
Isomers: a game I wrote to help you practice learning isomers
General resources for Chemistry students: a large repository for chemistry, includes online textbooks, tutorials, practical chemistry, humor
Goodfellow Chemistry Glossary: contains a glossary of chemistry terms plus links to other sites

John Magner's Laboratory Videos: Dr. Magner has created short films about major techniques in organic chemistry lab
Named Reactions: a review of many common organic reactions; includes mechanisms and references
SigmaAldrich: a chemical catalog with infomation like density and melting points about the chemicals they sell
Organic Chemistry Practice Problems: has a large number of problems for organic chemistry - includes answers
Chemical Reaction Drills: has more problems for organic chemistry - also includes answers
Isomers: a game I wrote to help you practice learning isomers
pKa Table: a thorough table of the pKa's of various organic compounds
Sizzling Organic Chemistry Dramas: cute student skits about organic reaction mechanisms
my Organic Synthesis game: practice first semester organic chemistry with this applet