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Chemistry

Atoms, bonds and reactions that build every material.

Core concepts

The periodic table

Elements sorted by proton count. Columns share chemical behaviour because they share outer electrons.

Ionic vs covalent

Ionic bonds transfer electrons; covalent bonds share them. That single difference sets melting point, solubility and strength.

pH

A log scale of hydrogen ion concentration. Each step is 10× — lemon juice is 100× more acidic than tomato.

Key formulas

Try an experiment

15 min

Density rainbow

Liquids stack by density — mass per unit volume — because heavier fluids sink beneath lighter ones.

10 min

Invisible ink

Heat oxidises the sugars in the juice, browning them before the paper itself burns.