About This Site

The Chemistry Corner aims at providing help for students and all visitors who have chemistry-related questions.  Questions from high school students and general and organic chemistry college students are especially welcome.  Another goal of the Chemistry Corner is to provide some useful study materials and links to other informative chemistry sites.

To leave messages on the Message Board or to access the files in the Documents folder, you must have a Hotmail e-mail address or a Windows Live ID and sign in to the Chemistry Corner group.  A Hotmail account or a Windows Live ID are easy to get if you don't have one already, and they are free.  When you click on "Join Now" you will be prompted to either login with your existing Hotmail address or Live ID, or to get a ".NET Passport" which a Hotmail account or a Live ID will satisfy.

Members of the group are welcome to add documents and photos to the Documents folder and Photo Album.  I will continue to update the chemistry links and will gladly add new ones suggested by visitors to the site.  Everyone is most welcome to leave links and descriptions on the Message Board or on the School's Out list.  I've attempted to find good sites by using keyword searches and browsing the many matches.  But if you are a student, don't forget that a good textbook is your best immediate source for learning the basics of chemistry �?read it carefully, and especially, work problems!  The Internet has great value in providing biographical and historical information, interactive applets, search capabilities, and so on, but only if the information is accurate and easy to access.

If you are a beginning chemistry student, or someone who has had chemistry before and needs to review the basics, there are reviews and practice problems here on the following topics:

• Naming Compounds and Writing Chemical Formulas
• Classifying and Balancing Chemical Equations
• Using Moles in Chemical Calculations
• Working Problems Based on Chemical Equations (Stoichiometry Problems)

I hope that the material on this site is useful and will perk your interest and add some enjoyment to your study of the world of chemistry!  If you are stuck on a problem or need help with a concept, feel free to post your question on the message board, and remember, in science, there is no such thing as a "dumb" question!  Since there are usually not very many questions posted at one time, I've been answering most of them myself, but do feel free to jump in with a response or comment (or correction!) any time you feel like it.  Your input is always welcome.

  Steve Dessens (Manager)

Chemistry Instructor
Houston Community College