Chemistry and Our Universe: How It All Works

Chemistry is the science of how everything interacts. An award-winning professor covers it all-from the periodic table to pH to poisons to plate tectonics.

• By This Professor
• 01: Is Chemistry the Science of Everything?
• 02: Matter and Measurement
• 03: Wave Nature of Light
• 04: Particle Nature of Light
• 05: Basic Structure of the Atom
• 06: Electronic Structure of the Atom
• 07: Periodic Trends: Navigating the Table
• 08: Compounds and Chemical Formulas
• 09: Joining Atoms: The Chemical Bond
• 10: Mapping Molecules: Lewis Structures
• 11: VSEPR Theory and Molecular Geometry
• 12: Hybridization of Orbitals
• 13: Molecular Orbital Theory
• 14: Communicating Chemical Reactions
• 15: Chemical Accounting: Stoichiometry
• 16: Enthalpy and Calorimetry
• 17: Hess's Law and Heats of Formation
• 18: Entropy: The Role of Randomness
• 19: Influence of Free Energy
• 20: Intermolecular Forces
• 21: Phase Changes in Matter
• 22: Behavior of Gases: Gas Laws
• 23: Kinetic Molecular Theory
• 24: Liquids and Their Properties
• 25: Metals and Ionic Solids
• 26: Covalent Solids
• 27: Mixing It Up: Solutions
• 28: Solubility and Saturation
• 29: Colligative Properties of Solutions
• 30: Modeling Reaction Rates
• 31: Temperature and Reaction Rates
• 32: Reaction Mechanisms and Catalysis
• 33: The Back and Forth of Equilibrium
• 34: Manipulating Chemical Equilibrium
• 35: Acids, Bases, and the pH Scale
• 36: Weak Acids and Bases
• 37: Acid-Base Reactions and Buffers
• 38: Polyprotic Acids
• 39: Structural Basis for Acidity
• 40: Electron Exchange: Redox Reactions
• 41: Electromotive Force and Free Energy
• 42: Storing Electrical Potential: Batteries
• 43: Nuclear Chemistry and Radiation
• 44: Binding Energy and the Mass Defect
• 45: Breaking Things Down: Nuclear Fission
• 46: Building Things Up: Nuclear Fusion
• 47: Introduction to Organic Chemistry
• 48: Heteroatoms and Functional Groups
• 49: Reactions in Organic Chemistry
• 50: Synthetic Polymers
• 51: Biological Polymers
• 52: Medicinal Chemistry
• 53: Poisons, Toxins, and Venoms
• 54: Chemical Weapons
• 55: Tapping Chemical Energy: Fuels
• 56: Unleashing Chemical Energy: Explosives
• 57: Chemistry of the Earth
• 58: Chemistry of Our Oceans
• 59: Atmospheric Chemistry
• 60: Chemistry, Life, and the Cosmos