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May 17, 2025 A Guide to Conquering Stoichiometry
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April 5, 2024 How to draw a molecular orbital diagram (and what it can tell you)
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March 22, 2024 The case for physical chemistry
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October 30, 2023 Intermolecular forces: a basic, ground-up approach
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May 3, 2023 The hydrophobic effect, explained
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April 10, 2023 How to use the ideal gas law
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February 27, 2023 I’m failing chemistry—does that mean I shouldn’t be a doctor?
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December 19, 2022 Why does chemistry seem so difficult?
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December 20, 2021 Chromatography: purifying your understanding
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September 27, 2021 How to solve an empirical formula problem
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September 24, 2021 Quantum numbers
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September 22, 2021 A painless introduction to VSEPR theory
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September 3, 2021 Tips for success in organic chemistry courses
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June 11, 2021 Drawing the chair conformation of a pyranose ring
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March 12, 2021 How to balance redox reactions in acidic and basic solutions
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January 15, 2021 Puzzling out ionic compounds
January 13, 2021 A step-by-step approach to dimensional analysis
January 11, 2021 Using pKa to predict protonation state
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November 2, 2020 S’more fun: simplifying limiting reactants using chocolate
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August 12, 2020 Cell component spotlight - The ribosome!
June 19, 2020 I just want to be a doctor, so does organic chemistry really matter?
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September 2, 2019 High school chemistry: What is it? Can I be good at it?
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August 9, 2019 So, what is chemical engineering for, anyway?
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January 4, 2019 Complex solution composition problems: knowing where to start
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December 26, 2018 A guide to limiting reactant problems... using sandwiches
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December 14, 2018 Dimensional analysis: why the factor-label method is a lifesaver
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December 12, 2018 Electron configurations: a must know hack
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December 4, 2018 Formal charge: what they didn’t tell you in your chemistry class
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October 30, 2017 Orgo 2 strategies: “taking home” carboxylic acid derivatives
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October 27, 2017 Organic Chemistry: This Subject Gives You Alkynes of Trouble!
October 23, 2017 Guide to nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) analysis: part 2
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October 21, 2017 Golden rules to nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) analysis: part 1
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August 30, 2017 Orgo 1 Strategies: Understanding Hybridization
August 23, 2017 Two ways to determine equilibrium position in organic chemistry
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July 31, 2017 Orgo 1 strategies: finding and comparing alkene hydration products
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July 28, 2017 How to get oriented to organic chemistry: 7 pillars of the course
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July 10, 2017 Orgo 1 Strategies: The Power of Bromine in Synthesis
July 7, 2017 Orgo 1 Strategies: Two Red Flags to Guide Your Synthesis
July 5, 2017 Orgo 1 strategies: protocol for acid-base problems
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June 16, 2017 What is the phospholipid bilayer and what determines its fluidity?
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January 18, 2017 Tips and mnemonics for memorizing amino acid structures
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December 30, 2016 The five most essential tips for AP Chemistry review
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July 8, 2016 How to solve an AP Chemistry question that stumped most test-takers
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March 14, 2016 A basic guide to the AP Chemistry Exam
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February 17, 2016 Explaining Greek symbols in organic chemistry
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July 22, 2015 A guide to deciphering chemistry arrows
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July 17, 2015 What is the chemical bond?
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July 1, 2015 Visualizing Colligative Properties
May 16, 2015 The basics of retrosynthesis
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April 22, 2015 The Chemistry Tutor: nine tips to get you through orgo
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February 6, 2015 Study skills: the bionic power of mnemonic devices
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August 25, 2014 Chemistry Tutor: 3 Rules to Get You Through Organic Chemistry
August 18, 2014 How to make scientific writing intelligible
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August 13, 2014 Chemistry Tutor: 9 Rules to Help You Get Through Organic Chemistry
June 9, 2014 How to tell if a bond is inter- or intra-
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April 2, 2014 Biology and chemistry tutor: acidity, pH and pKa
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March 24, 2014 The MCAT Tutor: To a Young Student Struggling with Orgo
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March 12, 2014 How to tackle thermochemistry questions on the MCAT
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February 28, 2014 The Chemistry Tutor: Keeping Thermodynamics and Kinetics Apart
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December 18, 2013 MCAT Tutor: Two Shockingly Easy Organic Chemistry MCAT tips
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August 19, 2013 Cooking with moles in chemistry
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January 30, 2013 Chemistry Tutor: Approaching the AP Chemistry Exam
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December 14, 2012 The Path to a Cure: Chemistry in Practice
November 27, 2012 How to identify unknown solutions in a chemistry lab
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November 13, 2012 Chemistry Tutoring: Demystifying Organic Chemistry
November 12, 2012 Tips from a Biology Tutor in Cambridge: Taking science tests
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November 5, 2012 Keys to Chemistry: Practice Problems with a Chemistry Tutor
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October 29, 2012 Making the jump in chemistry: PhD application consulting
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October 16, 2012 Making the Jump in Chemistry – Selection & PhD Admissions
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September 24, 2012 Making the Jump in Chemistry – Preparing for Grad School
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September 17, 2012 Making the jump in from High School Chemistry to College Chemistry
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