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Chemistry Basics

By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com Guide to Chemistry

Learn or teach chemistry. Find lecture notes, laboratory experiments, homework help, and other chemistry essentials. Get help finding a job and building a career in chemistry.

  1. What Is Chemistry?
  2. General Chemistry Topics
  3. Essential Chemistry Resources
  4. Branches of Chemistry
  1. Chemistry Lab Basics
  2. Chemistry Career Basics
  3. Quiz Yourself

What Is Chemistry?

Flask

Learn or teach general and introductory chemistry, with the aid of worked example problems, lecture notes, lab exercises, and quizzes.

General Chemistry Topics

Pipets are used to measure and transfer small volumes.

Focus your learning on specific general chemistry topics.

Essential Chemistry Resources

Sometimes it helps to refer to a worked example problem.

Look up element facts, see chemical structures, get definitions, and browse chemistry charts and tables.

Branches of Chemistry

Glassware

Learn the essentials of biochemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, analytical chemistry, and many other branches of the science that is chemistry.

Chemistry Lab Basics

Don't touch chemicals labeled with the corrosive symbol!

Find out how to be safe in the chemistry lab. Make the most of your lab experience. Get help passing a lab course, find projects, and learn about chemical hazards.

Chemistry Career Basics

There are many exciting careers in chemistry.

Get an education in chemistry or chemical engineering and use this collection of resources to develop your career.

Quiz Yourself

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One of the best ways to check your understanding of chemistry concepts is to quiz yourself. Don't worry, you don't have a grade riding on these quizzes! They are fun and educational.

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