General chemistry is among the largest classes taught at most universities because many science programs besides chemistry, like medicine, require students to take the introductory course. A new study ...

Students learn to describe and explain the process of forming a solution. Solutions: A Special Type of Mixture: Students learn to describe and explain the process of forming a solution using the terms ...

When Jim D. Atwood became the chair of the Department of Chemistry in 1998, he said he wanted to make freshman chemistry "a little less hated." And with about 30 percent of freshmen flunking out of ...

A Northwestern University-led team recently found the answer to a mysterious question that has puzzled the materials science community for years—and it came in the form of some surprisingly basic ...