Contents
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1Basics
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2Chemical elements
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3Acids and bases
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4Alloys and ceramic compounds
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5Molecular compounds
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6Organic compounds
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7Salts and ions
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8Analysis
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9Reactions and synthesis
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10Separation processes
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11Chemical engineering
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12Theory
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Basics
This section contains 136 articles.
Basics: General
This section contains 14 articles.
Subdisciplines
This section contains 20 articles.
Principles
This section contains 102 articles.
Bonding
This section contains 11 articles.
Mixture
This section contains 19 articles.
Nomenclature
This section contains 7 articles.
Periodic table
This section contains 21 articles.
- Periodic table (Level 3)
- Atomic mass (Level 4)
- Atomic number (Level 4)
- Main-group element
- Metal (Level 3)
- Metalloid (Level 4)
- Nonmetal
- Periodic trends
Reaction
This section contains 17 articles.
- Chemical reaction (Level 3)
- Catalysis (Level 3)
- Chemical equation (Level 4)
- Chemical equilibrium (Level 4)
- Chemical synthesis (Level 4)
Substance
This section contains 27 articles.
Chemical elements
This section contains 202 articles.
s-Block
This section contains 31 articles.
Group 1
This section contains 9 articles.
- Alkali metal (Level 4)
- Lithium (Level 4)
- Sodium (Level 4)
- Potassium (Level 4)
- Rubidium (Level 4)
- Caesium (Level 4)
- Francium (Level 4)
Group 2
This section contains 8 articles.
p-Block
This section contains 65 articles.
Group 13
This section contains 8 articles.
- Boron group
- Boron (Level 4)
- Aluminium (Level 3)
- Gallium (Level 4)
- Indium (Level 4)
- Thallium (Level 4)
- Nihonium
Group 14
This section contains 17 articles.
- Carbon group
- Carbon (Level 3)
- Silicon (Level 3)
- Germanium (Level 4)
- Tin (Level 4)
- Lead (Level 4)
- Flerovium
Group 15
This section contains 10 articles.
- Pnictogen
- Nitrogen (Level 3)
- Phosphorus (Level 3)
- Arsenic (Level 4)
- Antimony (Level 4)
- Bismuth (Level 4)
- Moscovium
Group 16
This section contains 15 articles.
- Chalcogen
- Oxygen (Level 3)
- Sulfur (Level 3)
- Selenium (Level 4)
- Tellurium (Level 4)
- Polonium (Level 4)
- Livermorium
Group 17
This section contains 8 articles.
- Halogen (Level 4)
- Fluorine (Level 4)
- Chlorine (Level 4)
- Bromine (Level 4)
- Iodine (Level 4)
- Astatine (Level 4)
- Tennessine
Group 18
This section contains 7 articles.
d-Block
This section contains 56 articles.
Group 3
This section contains 5 articles.
Group 4
This section contains 5 articles.
Group 5
This section contains 5 articles.
Group 6
This section contains 5 articles.
Group 7
This section contains 6 articles.
Group 8
This section contains 5 articles.
Group 9
This section contains 5 articles.
Group 10
This section contains 5 articles.
Group 11
This section contains 5 articles.
Group 12
This section contains 5 articles.
f-Block
This section contains 33 articles.
Lanthanides
This section contains 16 articles.
- Lanthanide (Level 4)
- Lanthanum (Level 4)
- Cerium (Level 4)
- Praseodymium (Level 4)
- Neodymium (Level 4)
- Promethium (Level 4)
- Samarium (Level 4)
- Europium (Level 4)
- Gadolinium (Level 4)
- Terbium (Level 4)
- Dysprosium (Level 4)
- Holmium (Level 4)
- Erbium (Level 4)
- Thulium (Level 4)
- Ytterbium (Level 4)
Actinides
This section contains 17 articles.
Periods
This section contains 17 articles.
Acids and bases
This section contains 55 articles. Aqueous acids and bases listed here; for underlying solutes, see the Salts and ions section.
Concepts
This section contains 23 articles.
- Acid (Level 4)
- Amphoterism
- Base (chemistry) (Level 4)
- Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory
- Lewis acids and bases
- pH (Level 4)
Specific acids
This section contains 29 articles.
Specific bases
This section contains 3 articles.
Alloys and ceramic compounds
This section contains 40 articles. For disordered network solids, see Glass under Technology.
Specific alloys
This section contains 24 articles.
Copper alloys
This section contains 5 articles.
Iron alloys
This section contains 10 articles.
Ceramic compounds
This section contains 11 articles.
Molecular compounds
This section contains 46 articles.
Covalent oxides
This section contains 8 articles.
- Carbon monoxide (Level 4)
- Carbon dioxide (Level 3)
- Nitric oxide
- Nitrous oxide (Level 4)
- Nitrogen dioxide
- Oxygen difluoride
- Sulfur dioxide
- Sulfur trioxide
Hydrogen compounds
This section contains 24 articles.
Water
This section contains 11 articles.
Organic compounds
This section contains 192 articles. Note that organic compounds are often not biotic; see the Biology section for Biochemistry of living organisms.
Concepts
This section contains 10 articles.
Concepts: General
This section contains 10 articles.
- Carbonyl group
- Enol
- Organophosphorus chemistry (Level 4)
- Organosilicon chemistry (Level 4)
- Organosulfur chemistry (Level 4)
Organometallics
This section contains 2 articles.
Hydrocarbons
This section contains 41 articles.
Aliphatic hydrocarbons
This section contains 19 articles.
Aromatic hydrocarbons
This section contains 9 articles.
Alcohols
This section contains 20 articles.
Sugar alcohols
This section contains 5 articles.
Aldehydes and ketones
This section contains 5 articles.
Amides and amines
This section contains 13 articles.
Esters and ethers
This section contains 12 articles.
Halocarbons
This section contains 12 articles.
Alkaloids
This section contains 11 articles.
Phenylpropanoids
This section contains 5 articles.
Polymers
This section contains 21 articles.
- Polymer (Level 4)
- Epoxy
- Phenol formaldehyde resin
- Polyacrylonitrile
- Polycarbonate
- Polyethylene (Level 4)
- Polyisoprene
- Poly(methyl methacrylate)
- Polypropylene (Level 4)
- Polystyrene
- Polytetrafluoroethylene
- Polyurethane
- Polyvinyl acetate
- Polyvinyl alcohol
- Polyvinyl chloride (Level 4)
Polyphenols
This section contains 9 articles.
Terpenes and terpenoids
This section contains 21 articles.
Salts and ions
This section contains 211 articles.
Salts and ions: General
This section contains 10 articles.
Borohydride salts
This section contains 3 articles.
Carbide salts
This section contains 2 articles.
Cyanide salts
This section contains 8 articles.
Halide salts
This section contains 25 articles.
Hydride salts
This section contains 4 articles.
Nitride salts
This section contains 8 articles.
Noble gas compounds
This section contains 10 articles.
Organic salts
This section contains 30 articles.
- Benzalkonium chloride
- Crystal violet
- Merbromin
- Potassium bitartrate
- Sodium benzoate
- Sodium calcium edetate
- Tetrasodium EDTA
- Thiomersal
Acetates
This section contains 10 articles.
Citrates
This section contains 9 articles.
Glutamates
This section contains 3 articles.
Oxide salts
This section contains 24 articles.
Alkali oxide salts
This section contains 5 articles.
Peroxide salts
This section contains 4 articles.
Oxyanionic salts
This section contains 76 articles.
Boric oxyanions
This section contains 3 articles.
Carbonic oxyanions
This section contains 8 articles.
Halide oxyanions
This section contains 9 articles.
Hydroxy anion
This section contains 5 articles.
Metallic oxyanions
This section contains 16 articles.
Nitric oxyanions
This section contains 9 articles.
Phosphoric oxyanions
This section contains 6 articles.
Sulfuric oxyanions
This section contains 17 articles.
Sulfide salts
This section contains 11 articles.
Analysis
This section contains 41 articles.
Basics
This section contains 8 articles.
- Qualitative inorganic analysis
- Quantitative analysis (chemistry)
- Elemental analysis
- Combustion analysis
- Cheminformatics
- Instrumental chemistry
- Electroanalytical methods
- Radioanalytical chemistry
Chemical methods
This section contains 11 articles.
Instrumental methods
This section contains 22 articles.
Electrical methods
This section contains 7 articles.
Spectroscopy
This section contains 13 articles.
Reactions and synthesis
This section contains 81 articles.
Basics
This section contains 10 articles.
- Dissociation (chemistry)
- Isomerization
- Radical (chemistry) (Level 4)
- Reaction mechanism (Level 4)
- Reversible reaction
Organic reactions
This section contains 38 articles.
- Organic reaction
- Addition reaction
- Aldol condensation
- Caramelization
- Diels–Alder reaction
- Elimination reaction
- Grignard reaction
- Haloform reaction
- Hydrogenation
- Maillard reaction
- Polymerization
- Rearrangement reaction
- Substitution reaction (Level 4)
- Wittig reaction
Redox reactions
This section contains 9 articles.
Other reactions
This section contains 14 articles.
- Acid–base reaction (Level 3)
- Chemical decomposition
- Combustion (Level 4)
- Haber process (Level 4)
- Precipitation (chemistry)
- Salt metathesis reaction
- Water–gas shift reaction
Synthetic strategies
This section contains 10 articles.
Separation processes
This section contains 56 articles.
Chromatography
This section contains 8 articles.
Phase separations
This section contains 22 articles.
Other separations
This section contains 24 articles.
Chemical engineering
This section contains 12 articles.
Theory
This section contains 109 articles.
Bond structure
This section contains 24 articles.
Electrochemistry
This section contains 15 articles.
Kinetics
This section contains 17 articles.
- Chemical kinetics (Level 4)
- Rate equation
- Transition state theory
- Arrhenius equation
- Collision theory
- Entropy of activation
Stereochemistry
This section contains 23 articles.
Supramolecular chemistry
This section contains 15 articles.
Thermodynamics
This section contains 15 articles.