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.
What Is Chemistry?
Learn or teach general and introductory chemistry, with the aid of worked example problems, lecture notes, lab exercises, and quizzes.
- What Is Chemistry?
- What Is Chemical Engineering?
- What Is the Scientific Method?
- Teach Yourself Chemistry
- Tests & Quizzes
- General Chemistry Lecture Notes
- General Chemistry Lab Exercises
- Homework Help
- What To Do If You're Failing
- Quick Review Study Sheets
- Study AP Chemistry
- Learn Chemistry
- Branches of Chemistry
General Chemistry Topics
Focus your learning on specific general chemistry topics.
- Molecular Structure
- Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
- Periodic Properties
- Radioactivity & Radiation
- Solutions & Mixtures
- States of Matter
- Stoichiometry
- Units & Measurement
Essential Chemistry Resources
Look up element facts, see chemical structures, get definitions, and browse chemistry charts and tables.
Branches of Chemistry
Learn the essentials of biochemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, analytical chemistry, and many other branches of the science that is chemistry.
Chemistry Lab Basics
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 Lab Safety Rules
- Lab Safety Signs
- Lab Equipment & Instruments Photo Gallery
- Chemistry Lab Safety Quiz
- Do Not Mix Chemicals List
- Using Material Safety Data Sheets
- Demonstrations & Experiments
- Set Up a Home Chemistry Lab
- Is It Safe to Use Kitchen Glassware for Chemistry?
- How to Write a Lab Report
- How to Clean Glassware
Chemistry Career Basics
Get an education in chemistry or chemical engineering and use this collection of resources to develop your career.
- Find a Chemistry Job
- Take an Online Chemistry Course
- Chemist Job Profile
- Chemical Engineer Job Profile
- Advance Your Chemistry Career
- Study Chemical Engineering
- Get Accepted to Medical School
- Join a Chemistry Society or Organization
- Learn about US Government Lab Research
- Study AP Chemistry
- Prepare for the GED
Quiz Yourself
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.
