Hydrogen Atom Viewer

The evolution of technology now makes it possible to learn all basic school subjects in interactive, fun manners. This makes difficult math, physics, and chemistry lessons easier to understand. One suitable example in this regard is Hydrogen Atom Viewer which lets you study the Hydrogen atom in an interactive environment.

You’re free to carry the application around on a thumb drive to use on other computers besides your own since there’s no setup involved to make it work. Registry entries are not affected in the process, so the health status remains intact. However, Java Runtime Environment needs to be already installed.

Most of the space is occupied by the preview area. It shows one of various types of bases in a 3D environment you can interact with using the mouse. Several view types are available to show only specific slices. Simulation controls are handled through dedicated sliders for speed, brightness, image resolution, and scale.

Apart from the cool visual representation of the atom, you can also bring up several details to help out. These are found in a dedicated menu and can enable angular momentum, energy, and real distribution panels. Sadly, there’s no possibility to export data under any kind of file type, so the application only serves for real time observations.

Moreover, some particular base types also show orbital distribution, with the possibility to interact with them. This provides instant visual feedback both in the preview area and detail panes. Distribution and exact position of orbitals are shown, while host dials let you set exact distance from center.

Taking everything into consideration, we can state that Hydrogen Atom Viewer is a cool environment in which to run simulations of the hydrogen atom in different circumstances. All editing takes place in real time, with multiple variables to configure, including orbital distribution. It’s lightweight, portable, and is sure to teach you a thing or two.