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Total articles: 1,212/1,200
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Basics (137 articles)
General (14 articles)
Subdisciplines (20 articles)
Principles (103 articles)
Bonding (11 articles)
Mixture (19 articles)
Nomenclature (7 articles)
Periodic table (22 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 (17 articles)
- Chemical reaction (Level 3)
- Catalysis (Level 3)
- Chemical equation (Level 4)
- Chemical equilibrium (Level 4)
- Chemical synthesis (Level 4)
Substance (27 articles)
Chemical elements (204 articles)
s-Block (31 articles)
Group 1 (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 (8 articles)
p-Block (67 articles)
Group 13 (8 articles)
- Boron group
- Boron (Level 4)
- Aluminium (Level 3)
- Gallium (Level 4)
- Indium (Level 4)
- Thallium (Level 4)
- Nihonium
Group 14 (16 articles)
- Carbon group
- Carbon (Level 3)
- Silicon (Level 3)
- Germanium (Level 4)
- Tin (Level 4)
- Lead (Level 4)
- Flerovium
Group 15 (10 articles)
- Pnictogen
- Nitrogen (Level 3)
- Phosphorus (Level 3)
- Arsenic (Level 4)
- Antimony (Level 4)
- Bismuth (Level 4)
- Moscovium
Group 16 (17 articles)
- Chalcogen
- Oxygen (Level 3)
- Sulfur (Level 3)
- Selenium (Level 4)
- Tellurium (Level 4)
- Polonium (Level 4)
- Livermorium
Group 17 (8 articles)
- Halogen (Level 4)
- Fluorine (Level 4)
- Chlorine (Level 4)
- Bromine (Level 4)
- Iodine (Level 4)
- Astatine (Level 4)
- Tennessine
Group 18 (8 articles)
d-Block (56 articles)
Group 3 (5 articles)
Group 4 (5 articles)
Group 5 (5 articles)
Group 6 (5 articles)
Group 7 (6 articles)
Group 8 (5 articles)
Group 9 (5 articles)
Group 10 (5 articles)
Group 11 (5 articles)
Group 12 (5 articles)
f-Block (33 articles)
Lanthanides (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 (17 articles)
Periods (17 articles)
Acids and bases (55 articles)
Aqueous acids and bases listed here; for underlying solutes, see the Salts and ions section.
Concepts (23 articles)
- Acid (Level 4)
- Amphoterism
- Base (Level 4)
- Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory
- Lewis acids and bases
- pH (Level 4)
Specific acids (29 articles)
Specific bases (3 articles)
Alloys and ceramic compounds (40 articles)
For disordered network solids, see Glass under Technology.
Specific alloys (24 articles)
Copper alloys (5 articles)
Iron alloys (10 articles)
Ceramic compounds (11 articles)
Molecular compounds (61 articles)
Covalent oxides (9 articles)
- Carbon monoxide (Level 4)
- Carbon dioxide (Level 3)
- Dichlorine monoxide
- Nitric oxide
- Nitrous oxide (Level 4)
- Nitrogen dioxide
- Oxygen difluoride
- Sulfur dioxide
- Sulfur trioxide
Hydrogen compounds (24 articles)
Water (25 articles)
Organic compounds (194 articles)
Note that organic compounds are often not biotic; see the Biology section for Biochemistry of living organisms.
Concepts (10 articles)
General (10 articles)
- Carbonyl group
- Enol
- Organophosphorus chemistry (Level 4)
- Organosilicon chemistry (Level 4)
- Organosulfur chemistry (Level 4)
Organometallics (2 articles)
Hydrocarbons (41 articles)
Aliphatic hydrocarbons (19 articles)
Aromatic hydrocarbons (9 articles)
Alcohols (20 articles)
Aldehydes and ketones (5 articles)
Amides and amines (13 articles)
Esters and ethers (12 articles)
Halocarbons (13 articles)
Alkaloids (11 articles)
Phenylpropanoids (5 articles)
Polymers (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 (9 articles)
Terpenes and terpenoids (22 articles)
Salts and ions (221 articles)
General (10 articles)
Borohydride salts (3 articles)
Carbide salts (3 articles)
Cyanide salts (9 articles)
Halide salts (23 articles)
Hydride salts (3 articles)
Nitride salts (8 articles)
Noble gas compounds (10 articles)
Organic salts (36 articles)
- Benzalkonium chloride
- Crystal violet
- Merbromin
- Potassium bitartrate
- Sodium benzoate
- Sodium calcium edetate
- Tetrasodium EDTA
- Thiomersal
Acetates (13 articles)
Citrates (9 articles)
Glutamates (6 articles)
- Calcium diglutamate
- Glutamate flavoring
- Magnesium diglutamate
- Monoammonium glutamate
- Monosodium glutamate
- Monopotassium glutamate
Oxide salts (25 articles)
Alkali oxide salts (5 articles)
Peroxide salts (6 articles)
Oxyanionic salts (80 articles)
Boric oxyanions (3 articles)
Carbonic oxyanions (8 articles)
Halide oxyanions (8 articles)
Hydroxy anion (5 articles)
Metallic oxyanions (21 articles)
Nitric oxyanions (8 articles)
Phosphoric oxyanions (6 articles)
Sulfuric oxyanions (18 articles)
Sulfide salts (11 articles)
Analysis (41 articles)
Basics (8 articles)
- Qualitative inorganic analysis
- Quantitative analysis
- Elemental analysis
- Combustion analysis
- Cheminformatics
- Instrumental chemistry
- Electroanalytical methods
- Radioanalytical chemistry
Chemical methods (11 articles)
Instrumental methods (22 articles)
Electrical methods (7 articles)
Spectroscopy (13 articles)
Reactions and synthesis (81 articles)
Basics (10 articles)
Organic reactions (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 (9 articles)
Other reactions (14 articles)
- Acid–base reaction (Level 3)
- Chemical decomposition
- Combustion (Level 4)
- Haber process (Level 4)
- Precipitation
- Salt metathesis reaction
- Water–gas shift reaction
Synthetic strategies (10 articles)
Separation processes (56 articles)
Chromatography (8 articles)
Phase separations (22 articles)
Other separations (24 articles)
Chemical engineering (12 articles)
Theory (110 articles)
Bond structure (24 articles)
Electrochemistry (15 articles)
Kinetics (17 articles)
- Chemical kinetics (Level 4)
- Rate equation
- Transition state theory
- Arrhenius equation
- Collision theory
- Entropy of activation
Stereochemistry (24 articles)
Supramolecular chemistry (15 articles)
Thermodynamics (15 articles)