This project will teach you the basics of analytical chemistry, which is a must for students who want to go into chemistry or materials science. The molecules in objects we see all around us are constantly attracting each other....

Chromatography is a method used to separate mixtures of compounds and to identify each compound in the mixture. You may have separated the different inks in a black marker by using a strip of paper and water. There are many different...

This resource provides information about Alfred Nobel, a scientist who contributed greatly to the world of chemistry. This article includes several pictures and details about Nobel's personal life and professional career.

You will find this list of questions interesting and amusing. "Things like, "Is salt water used for anything in the U.S.?," and How can we have a 100-year flood two years in a row?", are found on this this. Click Home to access the site...

The purpose of this tutorial is to introduce you to some of the chemical concepts which are necessary to understand biology. Concepts include the basics for understanding biology, chemical bonds and attractive forces, the chemistry of...

Major Resource Kits link academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths, sample job titles, and a short bibliography of Career Resource Center materials available to students in a particular major....

Make connections between science, enterprise, and society here in this collection of articles and current science topics in the news. Find out how science makes connections with the daily life of human beings.

A nice page of links to follow for learning about moles. Contains links to sites that have explanations of moles and molar mass, practice problems, and more.

This Chemistry tutorial will introduce you to some important chemical concepts.

This unit will look at the most common biological molecules. The objective is for you to become familiar with the structures and properties of sugars, lipids, amino acids and nucleotides.

Learn about the solvent properties of water, pH, pKa and buffering capacity with a series of problems. The correct answers for the multiple choices problems are reinforced with a brief explanation and the incorrect answers are linked to...

Learn how metabolic acidosis or alkalosis can arise and how these conditions shift the bicarbonate equilibrium. The correct answers for the multiple choices problems are reinforced with a brief explanation and the incorrect answers are...

Learn which biological reactions require either B12, folate or both and he consequences of a deficiency in either vitamin. The correct answers for the multiple choices problems are reinforced with a brief explanation and the incorrect...

The purpose of this set of problems is for you to become familiar with some key principles about enzymes, catalysis and energy. The correct answers for the multiple choices problems are reinforced with a brief explanation and the...

The purpose of this set of problems is to give you a basic understanding of some of the fundamental concepts of metabolism. The correct answers for the multiple choices problems are reinforced with a brief explanation and the incorrect...

In this module you can learn how certain carbohydrate pathways are reciprocally affected by insulin and glucagon. The correct answers for the multiple choices problems are reinforced with a brief explanation and the incorrect answers are...

In this module you will be able to test your understanding of how light energy is converted into different forms of chemical energy during photosynthesis, to review the equations for the light reactions of photosynthesis, and to explore...

This photo shows an enormous gold nugget. Known as the Mojave Nugget, it weighs 156 ounces and is the largest gold nugget found in California. Gold is a precious metal with the chemical symbol Au. For more information on gold, check out...

This orange and black picture is used to bring clear attention to the highly flammable materials in the area. The graphic in the middle shows a large flame.

This photo shows a well protected lab technician pouring highly concentrated hydrochloric acid ammonia into a beaker.

This is a simple picture of a hydrogen atom using the Bohr model. A negatively charged electron can be seen on the outside of the positively charged proton.

A computer generated image showing a 3D model of hydrogen bonds in water.

This hazardous substances sign warns against a potentially dangerous inhalation hazard. The words are in large black writing while there is a white skull and cross bones in the top corner.

The raging hot heat coming from this giant mass of melted iron can easily be seen in this photo. The melted iron illuminates what would otherwise be a dark picture.