Chemistry Made Simple

By Matthew Macariou

Helping you understand chemistry topics from A-Level and Advanced Higher.

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The podcast currently has 102 episodes available.

Chemistry Made Simple episodes:

January 27, 2026Avoid 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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16min
January 13, 2026Master the Acid Dissociation Constant Ka, and Use it to Calculate pH of Weak Acids
The video version (to follow along on screen) is here
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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12min
December 30, 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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15min
December 16, 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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16min
December 02, 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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10min
November 18, 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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8min
November 04, 2025 An Important Update
A short but important update about how and when you can hear the podcast going forwards.
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2min
October 30, 2025How to Do Calculations in Chemistry Using the Mole
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In this episode:
Using the mole to calculate RFM of compounds, ions and elements
Using the mole to calculate empirical formulae
Using the mole to calculate % composition
Using the mole to calculate the concentration of solutions
Using the mole to calculate the volume of gas
Using the mole to do calculations for equilibria, weak acids, weak bases and buffers
Using the mole to calculate how many moles, grams or litres of gas are used or created in a reaction
Using the mole to calculate pH
Using the mole to determine the limiting reagent

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16min
October 21, 2025 How My ADHD Helps Me to Help You Learn Chemistry
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11min
October 14, 2025How to Balance Equations, and Why It Is So Important
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In this episode:
What is a chemical equation
What are equations for
Why is balancing equations so important
How to balance equations
The Golden Rule
The one thing you mustn't balance
Three types of equations you need to know

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13min

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How many episodes does Chemistry Made Simple have?

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