Skip to content

GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE ARK

Explore the Ark

Home Explore Knowledge Knowledge Map Foundations About the Ark Install the Ark Support the Ark♥

Chemistry

Overview Topics and articles Search this area Connections and articles

Home
Explore Knowledge
Mind, Science & Learning
Chemistry

Chemistry

Matter, molecules, reactions and the chemistry of the living world.

Chemistry Learning Map

Foundations

Chemistry & Foundational Tools

What this chapter will buildConnect observable changes to particle models while distinguishing evidence, assumptions and interpretation.

Suggested preparation

Start here — no earlier chapter is needed.

Preparation in other areas of study

Mathematics · What Mathematics Is & How to Learn It
Physics · The Foundations and Scope of Physics

Chemistry in materials, life and everyday experienceRead article
Observable, particle and symbolic descriptionsRead article
Substances, mixtures and physical or chemical changesRead article
Questions, evidence, models and their limitationsRead article
Chemical records, sources and reproducible reasoningRead article
How chemical ideas develop through experiments and historyRead article

Related areas of study

Practical Science for Daily Life
Metascience & Open Research

What this chapter will buildInterpret measurements and chemical hazards through units, uncertainty, exposure and responsible laboratory practice.

Suggested preparation

Preparation in other areas of study

Mathematics · Measurement, Scale & Estimation
Mathematics · Data, Sampling & Visualisation
Physics · Measurement, Statistics, and Experimental Physics

SI units, dimensions and unit conversionsRead article
Mass, volume, temperature and densityRead article
Accuracy, precision and measurement uncertaintyRead article
Tables, graphs, calibration and honest data reportingRead article
Hazard, exposure, risk and safety informationRead article
Supervision, protective measures and safe waste managementRead article

Related areas of study

Mathematics
Metascience & Open Research

What this chapter will buildRead chemical symbols and formulas by relating them to atoms, ions and the composition of substances.

Suggested preparation

Preparation in other areas of study

Mathematics · Numbers & Arithmetic
Mathematics · Fractions, Decimals & Proportions

Atoms, nuclei, electrons and isotopesRead article
Elements, compounds and the periodic tableRead article
Ions, molecules and electrically neutral substancesRead article
Chemical formulas, subscripts and charge notationRead article
Naming common compounds and recognising chemical identifiersRead article
Atomic masses, isotopic abundance and compositionRead article

Related areas of study

Physics
Mineralogy

What this chapter will buildUse conservation and the mole to connect particle ratios with measurable amounts in reactions, check units and atom and charge balance, and interpret calculated and measured yields.

Suggested preparation

Preparation in other areas of study

Mathematics · Fractions, Decimals & Proportions
Mathematics · First Algebra, Formulas & Graphs

Amount of substance, the mole and Avogadro's constantRead article
Molar mass and connections between mass and particlesRead article
Composition, empirical formulas and molecular formulasRead article
Balancing equations by conserving atoms and chargeRead article
Reaction ratios and stoichiometric calculationsRead article
Limiting reagents, yield and purityRead article
Precipitation, acid-base and redox reaction patternsRead article

Related areas of study

Mathematics
Practical Science for Daily Life

Search chapters, topics and articles

36 chapters · 223 topics · 223 articles available

Related areas of study

Materials Science
Physics
Biology