Welcome to the world of Chemistry! Chemistry is the study of matter. Like physicists, chemists study the fundamental properties of matter and they also explore the interactions between matter and energy. Chemistry is a science, but it is also used in human communication and interaction, cooking, medicine, engineering, and a host of other disciplines. Although people use chemistry every day with no apparent problem, if the time comes to take a course in chemistry in high school or college, many students are filled with dread. Don't be! Chemistry is manageable and even fun. I've compiled some study tips and resources to make your encounter with chemistry easier. Not sure where to start? Try Chemistry Basics.
Periodic Table of the Elements
You need a trusty periodic table for practically all aspects of chemistry! There are links to characteristics of elements groups, too.
Periodic Table
Groups of Elements Periodic Table
Important Libraries & Directories
This is a list of all of the molecules discussed and illustrated within this website.
Structures Archive
Molecules with Strange Names
All Molecules Index
Inorganic Chemicals
Element Photographs
Famous Chemists
Science Lab Safety Signs
Science Pictures
These are worked examples to chemistry problems, grouped according to topic. More are added regularly.
Chemistry Problems - Worked Examples
Science Fair Projects
Find an idea for your project and get help putting it together.
Science Fair Project Help
Free Science Fair Project E-course
Science Fair Project Quiz
Can't find what you're looking for? Try looking in the alphabetized directory.
Chemistry A to Z Directory
Other Useful Stuff
Acids and Bases
Atoms & Atomic Theory Study Guide
Before You Buy a Chemistry Textbook
Before You Buy a Chemistry Textbook
Careers in Chemistry
Chemistry Charts and Tables
Chemistry Students - Navigation Starting Point
Chemistry Teachers - Navigation Starting Point
Chemistry Quizzes
College Essentials
Element Facts Index
General Chemistry
Glossary
High School Courses Needed for College Chem
Home Experiments and Projects
Homework Help Links
'How To' Guide
How To Prepare for the MCAT
Laboratory Safety Rules
Lesson Plans
Material Safety Data Sheets
Medical School Information
Online Chemistry Courses
Online Unit Converters and Calculators
Periodic Table Links
Science Fair Project Ideas
Science Fair Project Books
Study Tips
Top Chemistry Demonstrations
Top Ways to Fail a Chemistry Class
What is the IUPAC?
Why Get a Doctoral Degree?
Why Students Fail Chemistry
Introductory Concepts
Acid-Base Indicators
Acid and Base Terms/Concepts
Acids & Bases Quiz
Alkane Nomenclature & Numbering
Amedeo Avogadro
Amino Acids - Characteristics and Structures
Amino Acid Chirality and Stereoisomerization
Amino Acid Hangman Game
Aspirin Synthesis
Atom Basics Quiz
Atomic Model
Atomic Number and Atomic Mass
Atomic Number Quiz
Baggie Chemistry
Balancing Chemical Equations
Basic Model of the Atom
Before You Buy a Chemistry Textbook
Calculating Concentration
Calorimetry - Coffee Cup & Bomb
Carbon-14 Dating
Chemical, Physical, Nuclear Changes Quiz
Chemistry Basics
Chemistry Hangman Game
Common Polyatomic Ions
Constants, Prefixes, and Conversion Factors
Crystal Shapes & Structures
Dangerous Home Chemical Mixtures
Detergent Basics
Distillation
Element Mnemonic
Elements in the Human Body
Empirical Formula
Endothermic & Exothermic Reactions
Electrochemical Cells
Electronic Configuration of the Elements
Element Hangman Game
Element Symbol Quiz
Element Types - Chemistry of Groups
Elements Named for People
Elements Named for Places
Everyday Chemistry Quiz
Experimental Determination of Avogadro's Number
Exothermic Reaction Examples
Factors that Affect a Chemical Reaction Rate
Firework Periodic Table
Food Chemistry Quiz
Formulas of Compounds with Polyatomic Ions
Formulas of Ionic Compounds
Functional Groups
Hard & Soft Water
Heats of Formation - Compounds
Heats of Formation - Ions in Water
How to Prepare Gases
Ideal Gases
Identify an Unknown
Incompatible Chemical Mixtures
Inorganic Chemical Reactions
Introduction to Spectroscopy
Introduction to the Periodic Table
Lab Safety Quiz
Laboratory Safety Rules
Lanthanides & Actinides
Laws of Thermochemistry
Liquid Elements
Mass-Energy Relations in Nuclear Reactions
Math & Science Fundamentals
Metric Conversion Quiz
Metal Quiz
Miscibility of Fluids
Mixtures and Compounds
Mole Basics
Molecules and Moles
Most Abundant Element
Nomenclature or Naming of Ionic Compounds
Nobel Laureates in Chemistry - Pictures
Nobel Prizes in Chemistry - Complete List
Orbital Abbreviations and Electronic Structure
Oxidation Numbers
P Orbital
Periodic Table Quiz
Periodic Properties of the Elements
pH of Household Products
Phases & Phase Changes Quiz
Photosynthesis Study Guide
Protein and Polypeptide Structure
Qualitative Analysis
Qualitative Analysis - Bead Tests
Qualitative Analysis - Flame Tests
Radioactivity
Rate of Radioactive Decay
Reaction Orders
Reactions in Water
Recrystallization
Redox Reactions
Reverse Osmosis
S Orbital
Salt Formation
Scavenger Hunt
Scientific Method
Scientific Method Quiz
Single Bond Energies
Solubility of Ionic Compounds in Water
Solubility Product Constants
Successful Science Fair Projects
Timeline of Chemistry Discoveries
Timeline of Element Discovery
Titration Basics
Units of Measurement Hangman Game
Understanding Significant Figures
Using Material Safety Data Sheets
Valences of the Elements
What Is a Chemical?
