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Virtual ChemLab for Chromebooks on Windows Pc

Developed By: Beyond Labz LLC

License: Free

Rating: 1,3/5 - 15 votes

Last Updated: December 29, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 4.6.1.8
Size 88.4 MB
Release Date December 11, 23
Category Education Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (3)]

What's New:
Bug fixes. [see more]

Description from Developer:
Built over a Science SDK developed through 20 years of research at BYU, Beyond Labz creates open-ended virtual lab experiences that provide students with opportunities to experimen... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Virtual ChemLab for Chromebooks and install on Windows PC. Virtual ChemLab for Chromebooks is free Education app, developed by Beyond Labz LLC. Latest version of Virtual ChemLab for Chromebooks is 4.6.1.8, was released on 2023-12-11 (updated on 2023-12-29). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of Virtual ChemLab for Chromebooks is 1,3. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 15 users, 14 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Virtual ChemLab for Chromebooks on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Virtual ChemLab for Chromebooks on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Virtual ChemLab for Chromebooks on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Virtual ChemLab for Chromebooks using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Virtual ChemLab for Chromebooks" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Virtual ChemLab for Chromebooks on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Virtual ChemLab for Chromebooks" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Built over a Science SDK developed through 20 years of research at BYU, Beyond Labz creates open-ended virtual lab experiences that provide students with opportunities to experiment, practice, fail, discover and learn without the limitations, expense and safety constraints of an actual laboratory.

Virtual ChemLab has five individual lab benches:

Inorganic

The lab includes 26 cations that can be added to test tubes in any combination, 11 reagents that can be added to the test tubes in any sequence and any number of times, lab manipulations, a lab book to record results, and a stockroom to create known mixtures, generate practice unknowns, or retrieve instructor assigned unknowns. The simulation uses over 2,500 photos and 220 videos to show reactions and flame tests. There are in excess of 10^16 possible outcomes for these simulations.

Quantum

The lab allows students to explore and understand the foundational experiments that led to the development of atomic theory. There is an optics table on which you place a source, sample, modifier, and detector combination to perform experiments. The devices are located in the stockroom and are taken out to place on the optics table. Students probe samples (e.g., a gas, metal foil, two-slit screen, etc.) with a source (e.g., a laser, electron gun, alpha-particle source, etc.) and detect the outcome with a specific detector (e.g., a phosphor screen, spectrometer, etc.). Heat, electric fields, or magnetic fields can also be applied.

Gas Properties

The lab contains four experiments, each has one dependent and three independent variables: pressure §, temperature (T), volume (V), and the number of moles (n). The experiments include an ideal gas; a van der Waals gas with parameters that can be changed to represent any real gas; real gases including N2, CO2, CH4, H2O, NH3, and He; and eight ideal gases with different molecular weights that can be added to the experiments to form gas mixtures.

Titrations

The lab simulates precise, quantitative titrations involving acid-base and electrochemical reactions. There are a 50 mL buret, 5, 10, and 25 mL pipets, graduated cylinders, beakers, a stir plate, a set of 8 acid-base indicators, a pH meter/voltmeter, a conductivity meter, and an analytical balance to weigh solids. Perform acid-base titrations on any combination of mono-, di-, and tri-protic acids and mono-, di-, and tri-basic bases. Monitor pH using a pH meter, an indicator, and a conductivity meter as a function of volume, and save data to an e-lab book for analysis. There is a smaller set of potentiometric titrations. Realistic results include systematic and random errors in mass and volume measurements: mass weighing buoyancy errors, glassware volumetric errors, and pH/voltmeter and conductivity meter output errors

Calorimetry

There is a classic “coffee cup”, a dewar flask, and a bomb calorimeter. The calorimetric method is based on measuring the temperature change associated with the different thermodynamic processes. Students can choose organic materials to measure the heats of combustion; salts to measure the heats of solution; acids, bases, oxidants, and reductants for heats of reaction; metals and alloys for heat capacity measurements; and ice for a melting process. Temperature versus time data can be graphed and saved to an e-lab book for analysis.

This app is designed for use on Chromebooks. For the best experience, a mouse will be required.
Bug fixes.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.