School:Chemistry

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Key Concepts

 * Fundamentals of Chemistry
 * Introduction to the Periodic Table, stoichiometry, chemical states, chemical equilibria, acid & base, oxidation & reduction reactions, chemical kinetics, inorganic nomenclature and chemical bonding.
 * Properties of Matter
 * Stoichiometry, Ideal gas law, electronic structure, chemical reactivity, inorganic and organic compounds.
 * Chemical Reactions
 * Liquids, solutions, principles of chemical equilibria, solubility, electrochemical processes, kinetics.


 * Concepts in Chemistry
 * Matter and Measurements
 * Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
 * Formulas, Equations, and Reactions
 * Mass Relations in Chemistry and Stoichiometry


 * Chemical Behavior
 * Electronic Structure
 * Ionic Bonding
 * Covalent Bonding
 * Thermochemistry
 * Quantum Theory of the Atom


 * States of Matter
 * Gases and Gas Laws
 * Solids
 * Liquids
 * Gases
 * Plasmas


 * Reactions and Equilibrium
 * Chemical kinetics
 * Chemical Equilibrium
 * Acids and Bases
 * Acid-Base Equilibrium
 * Solubility and Complex-Ion Equilibrium
 * Thermodynamics and Equilibrium


 * Other Essential Concepts in Chemistry
 * Fundamental Electrochemistry
 * Fundamental Nuclear Chemistry
 * Fundamental Organic Chemistry

Key Topics
General
 * Formulae, Equations, and Reactions

Inorganic Chemistry
 * Bonding and Chemical Structure
 * Symmetry Elements
 * Acid-Base Chemistry
 * Reduction and Oxidation Reactions
 * Organometallic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry
 * Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry
 * Molecular Recognition
 * Reactivity and Mechanism
 * Electronic Structure

Biological Chemistry
 * Biomolecular Equilibrium
 * Biochemical Kinetics
 * Ligand Binding and Multivalency
 * Biological Spectroscopy
 * Protein Stability
 * Biocalorimetry

Physical Chemistry
 * Fundamentals of Computational Chemistry
 * Thermodynamics
 * Quantum Mechanics
 * Chemical Kinetics

History of Chemistry

 * History of Chemistry
 * Basics of Chemistry

Chemistry Courses

 * Basic Chemistry
 * High School Chemistry
 * Advanced Chemistry
 * University Chemistry
 * Organic Chemistry

Departments

 * Analytical Chemistry
 * Atmospheric Chemistry
 * Biochemistry
 * Biophysical Chemistry
 * Electrochemistry
 * Food Chemistry


 * Green Chemistry
 * Inorganic Chemistry
 * Nanotechnology
 * Organic Chemistry
 * Pharmacology


 * Polymer Chemistry
 * Physical Chemistry

External Departments

 * Chemical Engineering

Youtube Videos
GENERAL CHEMISTRY explained in 19 Minutes - Wacky Science


 * This video offers an 18-minute and 49-second concise overview of General Chemistry, beneficial for review and serving as a brief introduction to the subject.

Wikipedia resources

 * Category:Chemistry journals
 * List of organic reactions
 * List of organic compounds
 * List of inorganic compounds
 * List of compounds
 * List of alloys
 * Inorganic compounds by element
 * List of minerals
 * List of biomolecules
 * List of basic chemistry topics
 * Table of standard reduction potentials for half-reactions important in biochemistry
 * List of phytochemicals and foods in which they are prominent
 * List of CAS numbers by chemical compound


 * List of chemistry topics
 * List of essential oils
 * List of basic biochemistry topics
 * List of biochemistry topics
 * Systematic name

Wikibooks

 * IB Chemistry
 * Mathematics for Chemistry
 * General Chemistry
 * Biochemistry
 * Biophysical Chemistry
 * Inorganic Chemistry
 * Organic Chemistry
 * Chemical Synthesis
 * Computational Chemistry
 * Crystallography
 * Analytical Forensic Pharmacology

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School news

 * 25 August 2006 - School founded!
 * September 2006 - Two journals started on the Academic Publishing Wiki [wiki] which are relevant to Chemistry: Interpretations in the Physical and Computational Sciences [] and Education in the Sciences [].
 * 10 October 2012 - Radiation astrochemistry announced on Main Page News!
 * 8 July 2013 - Renovation of the School begins!
 * 1 January 2015 - The full-semester course Principles of radiation astronomy is up and running, including the lecture Radiation astronomy/Chemistry.

Related news

 * April 18, 2007 - Researchers are studying converting carbon dioxide into fuel utilizing solar energy...

Humor
Take a break and prevent your head from exploding.

Rules of the lab
1. When you don't know what you're doing, do it neatly.

2. Experiments must be reproduceable, they should fail the same way each time.

3. First draw your curves, then plot your data.

4. Experience is directly proportional to equipment ruined.

5. A record of data is essential, it shows you were working.

6. To study a subject best, understand it thoroughly before you start.

7. To do a lab really well, have your report done well in advance.

8. If you can't get the answer in the usual manner, start at the answer and derive the question.

9. If that doesn't work, start at both ends and try to find a common middle.

10. In case of doubt, make it sound convincing.

11. Do not believe in miracles---rely on them.

12. Team work is essential. It allows you to blame someone else.

13. All unmarked beakers contain fast-acting, extremely toxic poisons.

14. Any delicate and expensive piece of glassware will break before any use can be made of it. (Law of Spontaneous Fission)

Brief guide to scientific literature
It has been long known = I haven't bothered to check the references

It is known = I believe

It is believed = I think

It is generally believed = My colleagues and I think

There has been some discussion = Nobody agrees with me

It can be shown = Take my word for it

It is proven = It agrees with something mathematical

Of great theoretical importance = I find it interesting

Of great practical importance = This justifies my employment

Of great historical importance = This ought to make me famous

Some samples were chosen for study = The others didn't make sense

Typical results are shown = The best results are shown

Correct within order of magnitude = Wrong

The values were obtained empirically= The values were obtained by accident

The results are inconclusive = The results seem to disprove my hypothesis

Additional work is required = Someone else can work out the details

It might be argued that = I have a good answer to this objection

The investigations proved rewarding = My grant has been renewed

Synthesised according to standard protocols = Purchased

Phrases
Remember, if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate!

Never replicate a successful experiment -Fett's law.

It takes alkynes to make a world.

A couple of months in the laboratory can frequently save a couple of hours in the library.

Make it myself? But I'm a physical organic chemist!

Old Chemists never die, they just fail to react.

First law of Laboratorics: Hot glass and cold glass look alike!