Introduction to Molecular Modeling - Solids

The molecular modeling activity linked below consists of two parts;

I) Introduction;
IV) Solids;

All of the activities use the animation link which consists of a page that uses the Jmol open source molecular modeling software. NOTE: The link the the animation page listed on the first page in the activity is incorrect. The link is correct below.

Animation (Molecular Modeling Jmol Page)
(http://introchem.chem.okstate.edu/DCICLA/jmol/jmol.php)

Activity (Solids)
(http://genchem1.chem.okstate.edu/BDA/DCIs/IntroSolids.pdf)

Answers (Solids)
(http://genchem1.chem.okstate.edu/BDA/DCIs/IntroSolidsAns.pdf)

Here are a set of animations depicting simple, body-centered and face-centered cubic cells and unit cells.

Simple Cubic structure build and rotate

Dissolve the layer structure to show a simple cubic cell

Simple cubic cell

Build up the crystal from the unit cells

Show simple cubic cell from built crystal

Face-centered cubic structure build

Face-centered cube rotate

Dissolve the layer structure to show a face-centered cubic cell

Face-centered cubic cell

Face-centered cubic unit cell