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Chemistry: Helpful Websites

A guide to finding helpful resources in Chemistry.

Internet Resources for Chemistry

The table below is a list of free chemistry e-resources.

Most of these resources are open access. For more information on open access, view our open access subject guide.

Chemistry Now A series of videos on the chemistry of common items, maintained by the National Science Foundation.
Hunting the Elements A Nova resource that offers fun videos, quizzes, and an interactive periodic table
Chemistry Guide A directory and search engine of chemistry related resources. Organized by topic.
SpectraSchool An RSC introduction to spectroscopy
Student Resources RSC tutorials and worksheets designed to help students go from high school to college
Psychological Tutorials and Demonstrations Links to online tutorials on a variety of subjects in psychology.
NIST Chemistry WebBook Chemical and physical property data for various chemical species. Issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
WebElements Periodic Table Interactive periodic table showing element structures and properties
ChemSpider A free chemical structure database. Provides fast text and structure search access to over 63 million structure from hundreds of data sources.
PubChem A database of chemical molecules and their activities against biological assays
Protein Data Bank Contains information about structures of proteins, nucleic acids, and complex assemblies
Chemical Entities of Biological Interest A dictionary of molecular entities focused on small chemical compounds
Science Daily A credible science news site founded in 1995. Articles include findings from the top universities and research organizations. Use this site for scientific current affairs.
ExPASy Provides access to scientific databases and software tools in life sciences like proteomics, genomics, phylogeny, systems biology, population genetics, transcriptomics etc