Chemistry

Elements, reactions and what everything is made of.

Chemistry is the science of what things are made of and what happens when you put them together, which covers a remarkable amount of daily life. This category works through the periodic table and why it is arranged the way it is, the common compounds hiding behind ordinary names, and the reactions that turn one substance into another. It stays at the level of understanding rather than calculation. The explanations connect a symbol or a rule back to the structure of the atom, which is where nearly every chemical behaviour ultimately comes from.

5 quizzes in Chemistry

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Chemistry

The Elements Up Close

Ten elements with a distinguishing feature — a strange symbol, a record melting point, a name borrowed from Greek.

Sample question

Which element does the symbol K stand for?

10 questions 7 min Answers explained
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Chemistry

How Atoms Bond and React

Electrons changing hands, molecules changing shape, and the rules that decide how fast any of it happens.

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In an ionic bond, what happens to the electrons involved?

10 questions 9 min Answers explained
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Easy
Chemistry

Everyday Chemistry Explained

Why bread goes stale, why onions sting and why ice floats — ten kitchen-cupboard questions with real answers.

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Baking soda makes a cake rise by releasing which gas?

10 questions 6 min Answers explained
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Chemistry

Discoveries That Made Chemistry

Ten moments that turned alchemy into a science, from the death of phlogiston to the first fully synthetic plastic.

Sample question

Which chemist named oxygen and showed that the phlogiston theory of burning was wrong?

10 questions 8 min Answers explained
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About Chemistry quizzes

How many Chemistry quizzes are there?

5 published quizzes in this subject, 50 questions in total. Every one is researched, written and checked by hand.

How hard are they?

The mix here is 2 easy, 2 medium and 1 hard. Difficulty is about how obscure the answers are, not how fast you have to be — there is no timer on any quiz.

How long does one take?

About 7 minutes on average, ranging from 6 to 9. Playing every chemistry quiz would take roughly 1 hour.

Which one should I start with?

"Reactions & Everyday Chemistry" is the gentlest way in — 10 questions, about 6 minutes, rated easy.

Do I need an account?

No. Every quiz is free and playable straight away. An optional free account only saves your scores across devices.

Do you explain the answers?

Yes — every question has a short explanation of why the right answer is right, shown the moment you answer, whether you got it or not.