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 98 episodes available.

Chemistry Made Simple episodes:

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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11min
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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9min
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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3min
October 30, 2025How to Do Calculations in Chemistry Using the Mole
Get alerts for my calculations tutorials, and the link to the titration walkthrough.
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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18min
October 21, 2025 How My ADHD Helps Me to Help You Learn Chemistry
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12min
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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14min
October 07, 2025Never Ignore a Mole - What is a Mole and Why it is so Important
In this episode:
What is a mole
Why we need a mole
Why we can't just use grams or amu
How to use moles in chemistry calculations

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8min
September 23, 2025What You Need to Know about Isotopes at A-Level
The video that demonstrates how to calculate RAM from isotope mass and relative abundance
In this episode:
Why do we see decimal places in atomic mass on the periodic table
What are isotopes, and how do they differ from each other?
What are the differences in the behaviour of different isotopes?
Relative abundance
How do we calculate relative atomic mass considering relative abundance and isotope mass

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10min
September 16, 2025How to Write and Understnd Electron Configuration
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In this episode:
What does electron configuration mean for atoms and simple ions
Which orbitals fill first?
Do electrons pair up in orbitals or half-fill the subshell first?
The funny thing about 3d and 4s subshells
Electron configuration notation explained

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10min
September 09, 2025What is an atomic orbital, and what are the "rules" about orbitals?
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In this episode:
Definition of an atomic orbital
Using the probability of an electron's location
Different types of atomic orbitals
How many electrons can be in an orbital, and how they MUST differ
Which atomic orbitals exist in which electron shells or energy levels
How many orbitals of each orbital type

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How many episodes does Chemistry Made Simple have?

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