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These articles are the most popular over the last month.
Periodic Table of the Elements
This is an interactive periodic table of the elements or periodic chart of the chemical elements. Click on an element symbol on the periodic table to detailed facts about the element.
Which Element Are You? - Element Personality Quiz
Which chemical element are you? Technically speaking, you mostly consist of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, but which element best represents your personality? Take this fun multiple choice quiz to find out.
Baking Soda & Baking Powder
Difference Between Baking Powder and Baking Soda - Cooking Substitutions
How to Make a Smoke Bomb
Learn how to make a smoke bomb. This is the list of materials required for making your own smoke bomb.
Atom Basics Quiz - Test Your Chemistry Knowledge
Atom Basics Quiz - Test Your Chemistry Knowledge
Can You Drink Too Much Water?
Is it really possible to drink to much water? Learn about water intoxication and hyponatremia.
How Mood Rings Work
Mood rings have a stone that changes color depending on your emotions. Learn how mood rings work.
High School Science Projects
Get ideas for great high school science projects. These are projects targeted from the 9-12 grade educational level.
Calculate Concentration
Calculate the concentration of chemical solutions in percent composition by mass, molarity, molality, and normality. Make dilutions by adding the correct volume of solvent to make a new solution.
Make Slime
This is a recipe for homemade slime.
Natural Mosquito Repellents
Learn about natural ways to repel mosquitoes and develop strategies to reduce your exposure to them.
Build a Baking Soda Volcano
How to make your own baking soda volcano.
Basics of Acids and Bases Quiz - Test Your Chemistry Knowledge
Basics of Acids and Bases Quiz - Test Your Chemistry Knowledge
Chemical Names of Common Substances
Chemical Names of Common Substances
Grow Sugar Crystals
These are step by step instructions for growing your own sugar crystals or rock candy.
Middle School Science Projects
Find ideas for middle school science fair projects. These are projects suitable for the 6-8 grade level.
Atomic Structure Quiz - Test Your Chemistry Knowledge
Atomic Structure Quiz - Test Your Chemistry Knowledge
Element Symbols
Learn the one and two letter symbols for the chemical elements.
Element Symbol Quiz - Test Your Chemistry Knowledge
Element Symbol Quiz - Test Your Chemistry Knowledge
Rock Tumbler Basics
Are you considering getting a rock tumbler? Before you make a purchase, learn about the different types of rock tumblers and get tips on choosing the best tumbler for your needs.
Balancing Chemical Equations
Use these step by step instructions to write and balance chemical equations.
Teach Yourself Chemistry
You can teach yourself general chemistry with this step-by-step introduction to the basic concepts.
Endo/Exothermic Reactions
Learn about endothermic and exothermic chemical reactions and get instructions to perform your own hot and cold chemistry.
Chemistry Worksheets
This is a collection of chemistry worksheets in pdf format. The answers to the questions are available on separate worksheets so you can fill them out and then check your work.
Printable Periodic Table
Download or print these periodic tables to help work chemistry problems or to predict properties of the elements.
How to Grow Great Crystals
How to Grow Great Crystals - Tips, Tricks, and Techniques of Crystal Growing
Biohazard
Biohazard
Chemistry Laboratory Safety Quiz - Test Your Chemistry Knowledge
Chemistry Laboratory Safety Quiz - Test Your Chemistry Knowledge
Worked Chemistry Problems
Examples of worked chemistry problems.
Chemistry Trivia Quiz
Chemistry Trivia Quiz
Chemistry Laboratory Safety Ru
Make your chemistry laboratory experience safe by following these simple rules.
Chemistry Basics
Start learning chemistry with the basics. Learn what chemistry is, what chemists do, and why it's important to study chemistry.
Elements in the Human Body
Elements in the Human Body
Chemistry Feature Articles
This is a collection of the most recent features added to About's Chemistry website, authored by Dr. Anne Helmenstine.
Fire
Fire
A Chemistry Terms
Use this chemistry glossary to look up the definitions of chemistry terms beginning with the letter A.
How Borax Cleans
Borax is used as a multipurpose cleaner and bleach. How does it work? Learn how the chemistry of borax relates to its cleaning power. These same properties are also associated with certain health hazards.
How To Color Fire
Learn how to color fire using these fun and easy instructions.
Remove Fluoride from Water
Learn how to remove fluoride from drinking water.
Make Ice Cream in a Baggie
Make Ice Cream in a Baggie - Freezing Point Depression and Colligative Properties
Preservatives BHA and BHT -Food Preservatives and Additives Chemistry
Chemistry of BHA and BHT - Food Preservatives and Additives Chemistry
Chemical Bonds & Compounds Chemistry Quiz
Chemical Bonds & Compounds Chemistry Quiz
Scientific Method Quiz - Chemistry Tests and Quizzes
Scientific Method Quiz - Chemistry Tests and Quizzes
Toxic
Toxic
Acid-Base Indicators
Acid-Base Indicators
Periodic Table of the Elements Quiz - Test Your Chemistry Knowledge
Periodic Table of the Elements Quiz - Test Your Chemistry Knowledge
Eyewash Sign
Eyewash Sign
Gunpowder Facts and History
Black powder is used as a propellant for bullets, as well as for fireworks and rocketry. Learn how gunpowder works and a bit about its history
Elementary Science Projects
Find science fair project ideas suitable for the kindergarten through fifth grade level. I've included projects for the preschool level also.
Everyday Chemistry Quiz - Test Your Chemistry Knowledge
Element Symbol Quiz - Test Your Chemistry Knowledge
How to Make Liquid Magnets
Make your own ferrofluid, or liquid magnet, which can be used with a magnet to change the liquid's density and to form spikes and other amazing shapes.
Black Light Glowing Materials
List of materials that glow under ultraviolet or black light
Chemistry 101: An Introduction and Study Tips
Chemistry 101: An Introduction and Study Tips
Distill Ethanol
Learn how to distill your own ethanol, also knows as ethyl alcohol or grain alcohol.
Baking Substitutions
Baking powder and baking soda both are leavening agents, which means they help baked goods to rise. They are not the same chemical, but you can substitute one for another in recipes. Here's how.
How to Make Red Cabbage Juice pH Indicator - Acid Base Chemistry
How to Make Red Cabbage juice pH Indicator - Acid Base Chemistry
Element Atomic Number Quiz - Science Tests and Quizzes
Element Number Quiz - Science Tests and Quizzes
Periodic Properties
Learn about the periodic properties or trends in the periodic table of the elements.
Periodic Table Study Guide
Learn about the periodic table of the elements. Find out about the history of the periodic table, how the elements are organized, and how to use the periodic table to predict the behavior of unfamiliar elements.
Stainless Steel
Explanation of Why Stainless Steel Resists Rust and Corrosion
Grow a Big Alum Crystal
Instructions for growing a big alum crystal.
Firework Color Chemistry
Fireworks combine art and science. Learn about the chemistry behind firework colors, including the mechanisms of color production and a table listing colorants.
Slime Recipe
Get step-by-step instructions for making classic slime.
A Chemical Structures
See chemical and molecular structures. These are structures having names starting with the letter A.
Chemistry Projects for Kids
Are you searching for something fun and educational to do that is suitable for kids? Here are some great chemistry activities and projects to get you started.
Metal Quiz
Metal Quiz
Law, Hypothesis, Theory
Learn about the difference between a scientific law, hypothesis, and theory.
Corrosive
Corrosive
Make Invisible Ink - Baking...
Learn how to make invisible ink using baking soda. Heat or grape juice is used to reveal the message.
Flammable
Flammable
Make Silver Polishing Dip
Instructions for making your own chemical dip to polish silver.
Metal Properties
Most of the chemical elements are metals of one variety or another. Learn about some of the properties common to this large element group.
Radioactive Symbol
Radioactive Symbol
Conversion Worksheets
Use these printable worksheets to practice unit conversions. These pdf question and answers will test your understanding of metric-metric, metric-English, temperature, and mole-gram conversions.
How to Balance Redox Reactions
Step-by-step instructions for balancing redox reactions for conservation of mass and charge in electrochemistry.
Chemistry Fun with Pennies
Learn about the chemistry of metals by using chemistry to clean pennies, oxidize them, and plate copper onto steel.
Tired Turkey Syndrome
Find out why everyone wants to take a nap after the big Thanksgiving Day feast. Let's talk turkey and learn about L-tryptophan and carbohydrate metabolism.
Grow a Borax Snowflake
Grow your own sparkling clear or colored borax snowflakes.
Food Chemistry Quiz
Food Chemistry Quiz
Home Chemistry Projects
Don't worry if you don't have a chemistry lab. These projects use materials you can find around the house.
Tattoo Ink Chemistry - Pigment Chemistry
Tattoo Ink Chemistry - Pigment Chemistry
Acids and Bases Terms
Understanding acids and bases is important for grasping chemistry concepts. Here's an introduction to acids and bases, with definitions for key acid and base terms.
What Is Chemistry?
What is chemistry? Here is a dictionary definition for chemistry as well as a more in-depth description of what chemistry is.
Bouncing Polymer Ball
Use chemistry to make a bouncing polymer ball, then alter the procedure to see the effect the changes have on the charactertistics of the bouncing ball.
Element Name Spelling Quiz - Science Tests and Quizzes
Element Name Spelling Quiz - Science Tests and Quizzes
Make Rock Candy
Rock candy is candy made by crystallizing sugar. You can grow sugar crystals yourself, plus add color and flavor to make rock candy that you can eat.
Bathroom Chemistry Quiz
Bathroom Chemistry Quiz
Explosives
Explosives
Science Project Ideas
These science fair project ideas provide information and questions you can develop into a science fair project. Bookmark this page or check back regularly, since new ideas are added. You may submit an idea for a science fair project to be included in the list.
Periodic Table of the Elements - Fireworks & Pyrotechnics
This is an interactive periodic table of the elements showing the uses of elements in fireworks and pyrotechnics.
How Does Soap Clean - Chemistry of Soap and Saponification
Explanation of how soaps clean - Chemistry of Soap and Saponification
Significant Figures in Measurements and Calculations
Significant Figures in Measurements and Calculations
Introduction to Chemistry Quiz
Introduction to Chemistry Quiz
Chemical Physical and Nuclear Changes Quiz - Test Your General Chemistry Knowledge
Chemical Physical and Nuclear Changes Quiz - Test Your General Chemistry Knowledge
College Science Fair Projects
Get ideas for science fair projects suitable for college level students. Most of these project are targeted for the freshman year.
Soap and Saponification - Chemistry
Chemical Structure and Preparation of Soap - Saponification - Chemistry
Fire Extinguisher Sign
Fire Extinguisher Sign
Why Babies Have Blue Eyes
Find out why babies are born with blue eyes.
Make Kool-aid Playdough
This is a simple recipe for non-toxic, fruit scented and colored playdough.
Chemistry - HowTos
An index of HowTos for the Chemistry guide site.
8th Grade Science Projects
Get ideas for 8th grade science fair projects. These are experiments and topics suitable for upper middle school level science fair projects.
Harmful or Irritant
Harmful or Irritant
Hydrogen Facts
Get facts on the chemical and physical properties of the element hydrogen.
Burning Money
Set money on fire and watch it burn out without damaging the bill. This is a nice magic trick, based on everyday chemistry.
White Smoke Demo
Learn how to perform the white smoke chemistry demonstration, in which a cloud of ammonium chloride crystals are produced from reacting ammonia and hydrochloric acid.
Amino Acids - Chemistry
Characteristics and Molecular Structures of Protein-Derived Amino Acids - Chemistry
Chemical & Physical Changes
Find out what chemical and physical changes are, get examples, and learn how to tell them apart.
Ionizing Radiation Symbol
Ionizing Radiation Symbol
Effectiveness of Sports Drinks
Sports Drinks - Do They Hydrate Better? Comparison of beverages for hydrating during exercize
Endothermic Reaction Examples
This is a list of chemical reactions that are endothermic reactions.
Colored Smoke Bomb
Make a smoke bomb that billows clouds of brightly colored smoke. This project is easy and safe enough to at home. Adult supervision is required.
Chemistry Trivia Quiz #2
Chemistry Trivia Quiz
Food Science Projects
These are ideas for science fair projects that involve food or cooking chemistry.
Formulas of Acids & Bases
Here are the names and formulas of some of the common acids and bases.
Goo Recipe
Make squishy non-toxic goo that hardens in your hands when you squeeze it, but flows like a liquid when you pour it.
Make Copper and Brass Cleaner
Use these instructions to make your own copper, brass and bronze cleaner.
Electrochemical Cells - Galvanic and Electrolytic Cells
Electrochemical Cells - Galvanic and Electrolytic Cells - Batteries
Introduction to Qualitative Analysis
Introduction to Qualitative Analysis
Most Abundant Element
Most abundant element in the universe and on the earth.
Introduction to Chemistry
Virtual Chemistry Textbook: Learn what chemistry is and why we study it.
Hard and Soft Water
Chemistry of hard and soft water, with information about soaps, detergents, and water softening agents.
What Causes Rigor Mortis?
Learn what rigor mortis is and why it happens.
Make Disappearing Ink
Learn how to make blue or pink ink that will disappear after exposure to air. Tips for restoring the color are also included.
Electronic Configuration of the Elements - General Chemistry Table - Hydrogen through Krypton
Electronic Configuration of the Elements - General Chemistry Table - Hydrogen through Krypton
Environmental Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Chemistry Careers
Here's a look at some of the career options available to you in the field of chemistry.
Ions, Isotopes, & Atoms Quiz - Test Your Chemistry Knowledge
Ions, Isotopes, & Atoms Quiz - Test Your Chemistry Knowledge
Biohazard Symbol
Biohazard Symbol
Reverse Osmosis
Explanation of Reverse Osmosis.
Metric to Metric Conversions Quiz - Test Your Chemistry Knowledge
Metric to Metric Quiz - Test Your Chemistry Knowledge
How Detergents Clean
Learn about the chemistry behind the cleaning power of detergents.
Stoichiometry Chemistry Quiz
Stoichiometry Chemistry Quiz
Grow Table Salt Crystals
It's easy to grow your own table salt or sodium chloride crystals. All it takes is salt and boiling water. One method even yields crystals within a few hours. Here's what you need to know.
Dangeous Chemical Mixtures
Don't mix these common household chemicals.
Famous Chemists
This is an alphabetical list of famous chemists.
Oxidizing
Oxidizing
Mix Your Own Tattoo Ink
These are instructions for preparing your own tattoo ink.
Flammable Gas Symbol
Flammable Gas Symbol
Temperature Converter - Kelvin Fahrenheit Celsius
Temperature Converter - Kelvin Fahrenheit Celsius
Which Element Are You? - Carbon
Which chemical element are you? You are carbon.
Before You Buy Gasoline - Gasoline Chemistry
What you need to know before you buy gasoline
Toxic Chemical Sign
Toxic Chemical Sign
Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Learn why carbon monoxide is dangerous to your health and how carbon monoxide detectors and alarms work.
Rock Tumbler Instructions - Rotary Tumblers
Rock Tumbler Instructions - Rotary Tumbler Rock Tumbling
Alkali Metal Properties
Learn about the common properties shared by the alkali metals.
Element Color Quiz
Element Color Quiz
Basic Model of the Atom
Learn about the basic properties of atoms.
Vitamin C Determination
Use this redox-based iodometric titration to determine the amount of Vitamin C or ascorbic acid in juice and other samples.
Glow in the Dark Slime
Learn how to make slime that glows in the dark. This is an easy and fun project that is suitable for kids.
How to Make Aspirin
Learn how to synthesize aspirin, acetylsalicylic acid, from salicyclic acid. Get information about the history of aspirin, the effects of salicylates, and see the structures of the reactants.

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