Atom Simulator

This project allows the user to simulate the 118 known elements according to the Bohr Model.

Features

• Animate electrons orbiting around the nucleus.
• Check the stability of any given atom.
• Give the stable isotops of any element.
• Determine the electron configuration of any element.

Informations

• The project was built using VPython :
  • https://www.vpython.org/
• It was then converted to JavaScript :
  • https://www.webvpython.org/
• Locally :
  • You can either run the main Python file or the HTML file.
• On the web :
  • You can simply access the GitHub Page.
    • https://ahmedkerouat.github.io/atom-simulator/

Python Requirement:

• pip install vpython

Controls

• Input menus : simply click on your desired option.
• Zoom : Mouse scroll wheel / Alt + Left Mouse Button & Drag.
• Rotate : Right Mouse Button + Drag / Ctrl + Left Mouse Button & Drag.
• Move around : Shift + Left Mouse Button & Drag.
• Risize Window : Drag the icon located on the lower right side of the canvas.

Screenshots

Useful Resources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aufbau_principle
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron_shell