Using Kalzium
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Chapter 2. Using Kalzium

Here are some screenshots of Kalzium in action:


Kalzium main screen

Kalzium is very easy to use. It is specially designed for students of all ages to use as a small and quick database.

The information dialog


Kalzium's simplified information dialog

Here is a screenshot of Kalzium's simplified information dialog.


In the simplified information dialog, you only get the main information you should know about an element. The dialog covers three aspects of the element: General, States and Energies.This dialog is available on right or left mouse click on an element, depending on your settings (default is right click).


Kalzium's detailed information dialog

Here is a screenshot of Kalzium's detailed information dialog.


In the detailed information dialog, you get a lot of information on an element. First an overview presents you with the element, its symbol and atomic weight. The Miscellaneous tab tells you when it was discovered and its mean weight. The Picture tab displays a picture of the element when available. The Energies tab tells you about different energy facts related to the element. The Chemical Data tab presents some atomic data. For example you can see the isotopes of the selected elements and the isotopes frequency of occurrence and the number of protons. The Atom Model tab displays the atomic shells. Every orbits stands for a atomic shell and every circle represents an electron.

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