Is Chemistry “uphill” for you? Do you have to study Chemistry and you don’t even know where to start? In this post you will find 5+1 tips to study one of the fundamental sciences (Chemistry). And stay until the end of the article because at the end is the most important of all Molecule Database.
5 tips for studying Chemistry
Master the Theory and main concepts
Master the fundamental laws (Dalton, Lavoisier), octet rule, conservation of energy… these rules are always fulfilled so learn them very well
Laws of chemical reactions
Proust’s law or law of constant proportions
Lavoisier’s law or conservation of matter
Dalton’s Law
Gas laws:
Boyle’s Law
Gay-Lussac’s Law
Charles’s Law
Learn the Periodic Table
Learn the periodic table , not only to know what group and period each atom is in but to help you find the valences, oxidation numbers, electronic configuration more quickly.
In tip number 3 you will find links to learn the Periodic Table
Use websites specialized in Chemistry to study
Use websites specialized in Chemistry like the ones below. On the Internet, not just any page will do, that is why in another article I mentioned several of the most important websites in Physics and Chemistry , a discipline that often complements and needs each other:
Fisquiweb
The Lenntech Periodic Table
Friends of Chemistry YouTube Channel
Quimuva: YouTube channel and Instagram account
And, of course, Academia 5C, both on YouTube and Instagram
Be schematic and organized in the approach to problems
List the steps you use and be organized when solving problems . If you are a student, a clear and orderly exam will always be better valued and scored by a teacher.
For the problems it is also necessary to have a certain mathematical basis, many errors that are made in the exams can be avoided if we are careful with mathematics
Solve many chemistry problems
To study , it is best to combine theory with practice . For example, if you study a formula or principle, it is best to do an exercise afterwards but then reread the formula or principle to understand it better.
When you are practicing and doing problems, read the Theory again, you will understand it better if you relate it to the problems . And in the same way, when you are studying the theory, be quick to apply the problems. Find the balance between Theory and Practice. Pedal, as if you were on a bicycle.
Extra: follow the laws of Chemistry
Always check that the reactions are correct, state the principles in the problems, use the correct units. For example, in every chemical reaction mass is conserved (Lavoisier’s law) and must be adjusted (through stoichimetric coefficients). That is, it has the same number of atoms in both the reactants and the products.