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⌬ Chemistry

Mechanisms, spectra and practicals in one well-kept notebook.

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The toolkit

  • Reaction workbenchAvailable

    Balance equations typed as formulas or names; redox analysis; ΔH°, ΔS°, ΔG° and K from standard data; a reagent table with limiting reagent, yields and atom economy, saved to your notebook; half-equation builder.

  • Formula analyserAvailable

    Molar mass and composition, isotope pattern of the molecular ion, double-bond equivalents, oxidation states, compound data and hazards, empirical formulae from combustion analysis, and an HRMS formula finder.

  • Solution preparationAvailable

    Mass to weigh (with purity and the concentration you actually made), diluting concentrated reagents from w/w % and density, calibration standards, serial dilutions and unit conversion.

  • pH and titration labAvailable

    Exact pH of any mixture with species distribution, titration curves with equivalence points and indicator choice, a buffer designer that gives a recipe, and titration results with uncertainty.

  • Equilibrium and thermodynamicsAvailable

    ICE tables for any stoichiometry, a Le Chatelier simulator, K ⇄ ΔG° ⇄ E°, van ’t Hoff and Kp ⇄ Kc.

  • Kinetics analyserAvailable

    Order and rate constant from concentration–time data, orders from initial rates, activation energy from an Arrhenius plot, and consecutive reactions.

  • ElectrochemistryAvailable

    Build cells from standard potentials (E°cell, anode and cathode, overall equation, ΔG°, K), the Nernst equation and electrolysis calculations.

  • Gas lawsAvailable

    pV = nRT with any units, changes of conditions, real gases (van der Waals and compression factor), mixtures and molar mass from density.

  • Spectroscopy assistantAvailable

    Match IR bands, ¹H and ¹³C NMR shifts, splitting and integration, mass spectrum fragments, Beer–Lambert and energy conversion.

  • Lab data and uncertaintyAvailable

    Repeat measurements with confidence intervals and outlier tests, calibration curves with an unknown, LOD and LOQ, uncertainty propagation and reporting results.

  • Periodic tableAvailable

    Every element with configuration and physical data, heat maps of ionisation energy, radius, electronegativity and more, trend charts and comparisons.

  • COSHH assessmentsAvailable

    Choose substances and their GHS hazards fill in, with suggested controls, emergency actions, waste routes and a risk rating; saved and printable.

  • Units and constantsAvailable

    Unit conversions and the physical constants chemists use.

  • Mechanism cardsPlanned

    Reactions, conditions and arrow-pushing notes.

Skills you build

  • Synthesis and practical technique
  • Interpreting spectra
  • Risk assessment (COSHH)
  • Scientific writing

How you are assessed

  • Lab reports
  • Exams
  • Problem sheets
  • Research project

Referencing: usually RSC or ACS style. Your department's handbook has the final word.

Learn: 152 teaching pages

Chemistry has 152 teaching pages, a full course, topic by topic. Each page has a plain-English explanation with the key idea in a box, figures and worked examples where they help, check-your-understanding questions with model answers, and a reference list.

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Key terms, chemists and discoveries

152 teaching pages with figures and self-test questions, plus a starter map of 79 topics in 14 areas, with 58 key terms, 28 chemists and 16 key papers that students can add to their notes in one click. Written for Degree Margins and checked against current sources.

A history of chemistry

Early chemical crafts: brewing, soap, metals and glass · Greek atoms and the four elements · Alchemy and iatrochemistry · Phlogiston and the discovery of gases · Lavoisier and the chemical revolution · Dalton's atomic theory · Chemistry in the industrial age · Twentieth-century chemistry

Atoms, bonding and the periodic table

Atomic structure and isotopes · Electron configuration and orbitals · The periodic table and periodic trends · Ionic, covalent and metallic bonding · Shapes of molecules (VSEPR) · Intermolecular forces · The mole and stoichiometry

Physical chemistry

Energetics and enthalpy · Entropy and Gibbs energy · Chemical equilibrium and Le Chatelier's principle · Reaction kinetics and rate laws · Acids, bases and pH · Electrochemistry and redox · Gases and the ideal gas law

Inorganic chemistry

Main group chemistry · Transition metals · Coordination chemistry and ligands · Crystal field theory and colour · Solid-state structures · The noble gases · Catalysis

Organic chemistry

Functional groups and nomenclature · Curly arrows and reaction mechanisms · Nucleophilic substitution and elimination · Addition to alkenes and carbonyls · Aromatic chemistry and benzene · Stereochemistry and chirality · Organic synthesis · Polymers

Analytical chemistry and spectroscopy

Titration and quantitative analysis · Chromatography · Mass spectrometry · Infrared spectroscopy · NMR spectroscopy · UV-visible spectroscopy · X-ray crystallography

Chemistry in the world

Industrial processes: Haber, contact and cracking · Pharmaceuticals and drug discovery · Biochemistry and enzymes · Materials and plastics · Environmental chemistry and climate · Green chemistry and sustainability

Practical and professional skills

Laboratory safety and risk assessment · Measurement, uncertainty and errors · Writing lab reports · Chemical ethics and chemical warfare

Atomic structure and periodicity

Atomic theory · Isotopes · Orbitals · Electron configuration · Periodic trends

Bonding and molecular structure

Ionic and covalent bonding · VSEPR · Molecular orbitals · Intermolecular forces

Reactions, equilibrium, acids and bases

Equations · Redox · Equilibrium · Acids, bases and buffers

Biological and medicinal chemistry

Proteins · Enzymes · Nucleic acids · Drug design

Materials chemistry

Polymers · Solids · Nanomaterials · Advanced materials

Laboratory practice and measurement

Safety · Uncertainty · Calibration · Scientific integrity

Accreditation and professional routes

Our teaching pages and tools are a study guide to support your degree, not a replacement for your lectures, seminars, reading or university materials. We take great care over accuracy, but where anything differs from what your course teaches, follow your course.