New Here? Chemistry Site Guide
Here's an introduction and tour of the About Chemistry site.

Chemistry A-Z Index
This is an alphabetical index of the contents of the About Chemistry website. It's a site map that includes the articles, how-to's, elements, glossary, structures, problem sets, and more!

Chemistry 101 - Introductory Chemistry
Chemistry 101 is a compilation of all of the general and introductory chemistry articles, tutorials, and tools created by your About Chemistry Guide.

Chemistry FAQs
These are the answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about Chemistry.

Science Fair Projects
These sites offer ideas for science fair projects and experiments.

Growing Crystals
Get information and instructions about growing your own crystals.

Element Facts
Get the facts about the elements, including properties of individual elements (click on its symbol in the periodic table), trends in the periodic table, chemistry of periods and groups, valences, and more.

Chemistry Articles
This is a compilation of all of the original feature chemistry articles written by your About Chemistry Guide, Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D.

Quizzes
Ready to test your knowledge of chemistry? Try these fun quizzes and self-tests!

Chemistry Professionals
Use this as the starting page to find information for chemistry professionals.

Chemistry Students
This is the starting point for step-by-step information and help for grade school, high school, and college chemistry students.

Chemistry Teachers
This is the starting point for step-by-step information and help for grade school, high school, and college chemistry educators.

Analytical Chemistry
These are the techniques and applications of molecular identification. Analytical chemistry lecture notes, laboratory exercises, organizations, instrumentation, and additional resources are provided. Instruments for calorimetry, electrophoresis, chromatography, and spectroscopy are included.

Biochemistry
Biochemistry includes molecular, cellular, and organismal chemical activities. Metabolic pathways and enzymology, biochemical structures and sequences, and genome databases are included.

Environmental Chemistry
Environmental chemistry notes, lectures, and articles are listed.

General Chemistry
Coursework and laboratory exercises for professionals, teachers, and students are the focus of this section. Quizzes, problem sets, and lecture notes are included in many lessons.

Inorganic Chemistry
If it isn't carbon-based, it's probably covered here. Of course, inorganic reactions of carbon are described. This section also includes metallurgy and ceramics.

Organic Chemistry
The chemistry of carbon and life! Facts, figures, articles... fun, fun, fun. Resources for reactions and laboratory experiments,

Physical Chemistry
Physical and thermochemistry facts, figures, and lecture notes are listed here. Think of it as thermodynamics with a chemical twist.

Chemistry News
These sites provide up-to-date news, current events, and press releases in the fields of chemistry and chemical engineering.

Clip Art & Images
Images, photos, and graphics are provided for equipment, chemical structures, safety signs, instructional materials, and famous chemists. General software for writing chemical equations is also listed.

Convert/Calculate
Look here for information about measurement systems, units, and related topics, as well as online calculators and software for unit conversions.

Chemical Databases
Find characteristics of atoms and subatomic particles. Physical and chemical properties are available. Abstracts, patents, and chemical incompatibilities all have databases.

History
This is a collection of biographies and chronological trends. Find collected papers, accomplishments, and facts about both famous and unfamiliar figures in the field of chemistry. Visit museum sites devoted to scientific learning.

Homework Help
These are links to information and resources to help you with chemistry homework questions and problems. Ask-an-Expert sites are listed, too.

How Things Work
Find out how it works, what it means, and where it came from. Do you have a question? Contact your guide and the answer may appear here! Questions answered, mysteries unveiled.

Humor & Fun
Ok, it's acknowledged that cramming for an organic exam isn't fun, but chemists are hilarious! Here is a collection of the funniest and strangest chemistry websites. There are sites that are just 'fun' too.