The General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, or Chem 1, is broken into several sections covering various aspects of topics related to chemistry. This section deals with the history and uses of the octet rule. Biographical information on G.N....

This instructional activity focuses on chemical compounds including Ionic and Covalent Bonds, Valences, Lewis Structures, Binary Covalent Compounds, Radicals or Polyatomic Ions, and much more. It also includes a compound worksheet in...

In this chemistry lab, the students will investigate what happens to the liquids: milk and food coloring, when dish soap is placed on a Q-tip and then put into the solution.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorail students will learn how to express the arrangement of electrons in atoms through electron configurations and Lewis valence electron...

Through a series of five related sections, this 24 page pdf file examines a range of topics associated with states of matter including physical interactions between molecular units, bonding within molecular units, molecular units of...

After learners conduct the two associated activities, Density Column Lab - Parts 1 and 2, present this lesson to provide them with an understanding of why the density column's oil, water and syrup layers do not mix and how the concepts...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students distinguish between substitution reactions and addition reactions, and relate the concepts of oxidation and reduction to organic reactions.

Use silver chloride to determine the binding constant for a metal ligand complex.

Wikipedia entry for the chemical compound ester. Includes naming conventions, properties, reactions, and the like.

Test your knowledge of Chemistry. Complete the diagram by dragging the labels to the correct location.

With an overview of topics related to chemical energetics, this site provides a foundation to a study of thermodynamics and its relation to enthalpy. Topics covered include bond enthalpies and bond energies, energy content of fuels,...

This is a brief biography of Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling.

Expand your knowledge of Chemistry. Observe how ionic compounds are networks of electrically charged atoms.

How to use the molecular equation to find the complete ionic and net ionic equation.

A short assessment to see if you understand valence electrons in specific elements.