About Atomic Interactions
Explore the interactions between various combinations of two atoms. Observe the total force acting on the atoms or the individual attractive and repulsive forces. Customize the attraction to see how changing the atomic diameter and interaction strength affects the interaction.
How to play Atomic Interactions
Everything is hands-on: drag, click and experiment — the simulation reacts instantly. Explore the interactions between various combinations of two atoms.
Questions & answers
- What is Atomic Interactions?
- Atomic Interactions is a free interactive simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations (University of Colorado Boulder) that you can play right in your browser on crumble.lol — no downloads and no sign-up. Explore the interactions between various combinations of two atoms. Observe the total force acting on the atoms or the individual attractive and repulsive forces.
- What can kids learn from Atomic Interactions?
- It helps kids explore: explain how attractive and repulsive forces govern the interaction between atoms. describe the effect of potential well depth on atomic interactions. contrast the potential well of a bonded pair of atoms with unbonded pairs. describe bonds as dynamic and bond lengths as average distances.
- What age is Atomic Interactions good for?
- It is designed for high school up to university, and curious kids outside that range can absolutely enjoy poking around it too.
- Is Atomic Interactions free to play?
- Yes — Atomic Interactions is completely free on crumble.lol and runs fully in your browser on computers and tablets.