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Element Class Reference

An Element represents a chemical element. More...

+ Inheritance diagram for Element:

Public Member Functions

def __init__
 Create a new element. More...
 
def atomic_number
 
def name
 
def symbol
 
def mass
 
def __str__
 
def __repr__
 

Static Public Member Functions

def getBySymbol
 Get the Element with a particular chemical symbol. More...
 
def getByAtomicNumber
 
def getByMass
 Get the element whose mass is CLOSEST to the requested mass. More...
 

Detailed Description

An Element represents a chemical element.

The simtk.openmm.app.element module contains objects for all the standard chemical elements, such as element.hydrogen or element.carbon. You can also call the static method Element.getBySymbol() to look up the Element with a particular chemical symbol.

Element objects should be considered immutable

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

def __init__ (   self,
  number,
  name,
  symbol,
  mass 
)

Create a new element.

number (int) The atomic number of the element name (string) The name of the element symbol (string) The chemical symbol of the element mass (float) The atomic mass of the element

References Element._atomic_number, Element._mass, Element._name, and Element._symbol.

Member Function Documentation

def __repr__ (   self)

References Element.name(), Residue.name, Atom.name, ForceField._TemplateData.name, ForceField._TemplateAtomData.name, Modeller._ResidueData.name, and Modeller._Hydrogen.name.

def __str__ (   self)

References Element.name(), Residue.name, Atom.name, ForceField._TemplateData.name, ForceField._TemplateAtomData.name, Modeller._ResidueData.name, and Modeller._Hydrogen.name.

def atomic_number (   self)

References Element._atomic_number.

def getByAtomicNumber (   atomic_number)
static
def getByMass (   mass)
static

Get the element whose mass is CLOSEST to the requested mass.

This method should not be used for repartitioned masses

def getBySymbol (   symbol)
static

Get the Element with a particular chemical symbol.

def mass (   self)

References Element._mass.

def name (   self)
def symbol (   self)

References Element._symbol.


The documentation for this class was generated from the following file: