Chemistry Made Simple

By Matthew MacariouScience Education Natural Sciences Chemistry

Chemistry Made Simple episodes

May 18Oxidation States: The Scorecard You Need For Every Redox Reaction and Half-Equation.
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In this episode:
What are oxidation states
Rules for oxidation States
How to calculate oxidation states
Elements with limited oxidation states
Elements with varied oxidation states

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18 min
March 30 Group 2 Elements and Their Compounds - The Reaction and Trends You Need to Know
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My short, clear overview of everything you need to know about the Group 2 elements, and some of their compounds.
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13 min
March 09 How to Do a Titration - From Lab to Calculation
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From confusion to mastery - in this episode, I walk you through everything you need to know to do tritrations. Including the calculation step! Whether you find the terminology challenging, want to understand the apparatus and process, or how to do the calculation, I've got you.

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23 min
January 26Avoid Chemistry Calculation Chaos - Know the Correct Units and How to Convert Them
The video version of this podcast can be found here
The episode about moles can be found here

In this episode:
Why you could easily drop a grade by using incorrect units
The units you're given are often not the ones you need to use
The units to use for the volume of liquid or the volume of gases
The unit for temperature
The unit for pressure
The unit for the amount of substance
The unit for concentration
The units for energy change
My Pro Tips

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16 min
January 12Master the Acid Dissociation Constant Ka, and Use it to Calculate pH of Weak Acids
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In this episode:
What is the acid dissociation constant
What do we mean by the dissociation of an acid
What is a weak acid
How to write the expression for the acid dissociation constant
How to rearrange the expression to help calculate pH
What happens to Ka when the temperature is changed

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12 min
December 29, 2025Master the Equilibrium Constant Kc
The video version can be seen here https://youtu.be/U2w2KIL2hB8

In this episode:
What is the equilibrium constant
What is the equilibrium constant used for
What are the units of Kc
How to write the equilibrium constant expression
The effect of changing the temperature
The effect of changing the concentration
The effect of changing the pressure
The effect of a catalyst
The Kc for the reverse reaction
Le Chatelier's Principle

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15 min
December 15, 2025What is a Reversible Reaction and an Equilibrium
In this episode:
What is a reversible reaction?
How to spot a reversible reaction
Use the correct arrow!
What is equilibrium?
What is necessary to achieve equilibrium?
Disturbing an equilibrium, and La Chatelier's Principle
What happens to an equilibrium when you add a catalyst?

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16 min
December 01, 2025What Exactly are Acids, pH, Strong & Weak Acids
In this episode:
Definition of an acid
Why acids and hydrogen ions are so reactive
What pH means and how to calculate it
Strong acids, weak acids and concentration

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10 min
November 17, 2025Master the Ideal Gas Equation in Chemistry
In this episode:
What is the ideal gas equation?
How to use the ideal gas equation
The biggest mistakes when using the ideal gas equation
The units to use - pay special attention
When to use the ideal gas equation

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8 min
November 03, 2025 An Important Update
A short but important update about how and when you can hear the podcast going forwards.
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