3 useful chemistry tools (open access)

By Dr. Verónica Espinoza, 2022 / ✔Twitter @Verukita1 ✔LinkedIn Dra. Verónica Espinoza

Chemistry is necessarily an experimental science: its conclusions are drawn from data, and its principles supported by evidence from facts. — Michael Faraday.

INTRODUCTION

Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the elements that make up matter to the compounds composed of atoms, molecules and ions: their composition, structure, properties, behavior and the changes they undergo during a reaction with other substances.

In the scope of its subject, chemistry occupies an intermediate position between physics and biology. It is sometimes called the central science because it provides a foundation for understanding both basic and applied scientific disciplines at a fundamental level [1].

Having tools that help us draw chemical structures or laboratory material is of great help to illustrate our investigations. It is for this reason that I share with you 3 open access tools that will help you illustrate your science projects.

1.-Chemix is a free online editor for drawing science lab diagrams and school experiment apparatus. Easy sketching for both students and teachers [2].

Figure1. Chemix Tool. Screenshot taken on Nov 9, 2022.

2.-ChemDraw JS is a chemical structure drawing and editing tool designed to help you create high-quality chemical drawings. ChemDraw JS consists of a drawing toolbar and document window. The document window lets you draw and edit chemical structures using the various drawing tools available in the ChemDraw JS toolbar [3].

Figure 2. ChemDraw Tool. Screenshot taken on Nov 9, 2022.

3.-MolView is an Open-Source, intuitive web-application to make science and education more awesome [4].

Figure 3. MolView Tool. Screenshot taken on Nov 9, 2022.

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REFERENCES

1. -Chemistry: Wikipedia [Internet]. 2022 [cited Nov 9, 2022]. Available in: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chemistry&oldid=1118539467
2. Chemix — Draw Lab Diagrams. Simply. [Internet]. [cited 2022 Dec 11]. Available from: https://chemix.org/
3. ChemDraw JS Sample Page [Internet]. [cited 2022 Dec 11]. Available from: https://chemdrawdirect.perkinelmer.cloud/js/sample/index.html
4. Bergwerf H. MolView [Internet]. MolView. [cited 2022 Dec 11]. Available from: https://molview.org/