Chemistry at Your Fingertips. For Those Who Are Scared of Formulas

Chemistry — a magical science. Without any exaggeration, it is magical, since it studies the transformations of one substance into another. Chemistry is commonly regarded as a complex science, difficult to understand, requiring diligent memorization, although this is not the... case. Chemistry is extremely logical. Everything happens in full accordance with the laws. If you know the rules, you won't need to memorize anything. You have to understand. What chemistry does not forgive is gaps in knowledge. The situation with physics is a bit different. You can be excellent in mechanics, without knowing optics at all. Such a trick will not work with chemistry. Sooner or later, a gap will "come back to haunt you," showing itself in a completely unexpected situation. Everything seems correct, everything seems that one substance should have been produced during the reaction, but another one emerged. As an old song goes: "I wanted to make a thunderstorm, but ended up with a goat." Exception to the rules? Nothing of the sort! Chemistry practically knows no exceptions, and those that do exist are also logical and explainable.