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Chemistry Made Simple

Chemistry Made Simple

By: Matthew Macariou
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Helping you understand chemistry topics from A-Level and Advanced Higher. Get more guidance, deeper resources and a helpful community at ChemistryMadeSimple.net If you want to demystify chemistry, yearn for a simpler explanation and want to hear all the tips that will help you at exam time you're at the right place. I'm a chemistry tutor who is used to explaining chemistry in simpler terms, and I love to use an analogy to help with the understanding. Each episode tackles a topic, explaining it as simply as possible - well it is chemistry! The end-of-episode summary will make sure you have useful takeaways to help you on your way.Copyright 2026 Matthew Macariou Chemistry Natural History Nature & Ecology Science
Episodes
  • How to Do a Titration - From Lab to Calculation

    How to Do a Titration - From Lab to Calculation
    Mar 10 2026

    The video version is here.

    From confusion to mastery - in this episode, I walk you through everything you need to know to do tritrations. Including the calculation step! Whether you find the terminology challenging, want to understand the apparatus and process, or how to do the calculation, I've got you.



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    22 mins
  • Avoid Chemistry Calculation Chaos - Know the Correct Units and How to Convert Them

    Avoid Chemistry Calculation Chaos - Know the Correct Units and How to Convert Them
    Jan 27 2026

    The video version of this podcast can be found here

    The episode about moles can be found here



    In this episode:

    1. Why you could easily drop a grade by using incorrect units
    2. The units you're given are often not the ones you need to use
    3. The units to use for the volume of liquid or the volume of gases
    4. The unit for temperature
    5. The unit for pressure
    6. The unit for the amount of substance
    7. The unit for concentration
    8. The units for energy change
    9. My Pro Tips


    Check out the Chemistry Made Simple academy


    Find out more about the Chemistry Made Simple academy

    

    Contact me:

    Instagram @chemistrymadesimple

    Email Matthew@ChemistryMadeSimple.net

    Record a voice note for me: chemistrymadesimple.net/voicenote


    Join the discussion at the Chemistry Made Simple podcast community.


    Become a Patreon supporter of the podcast and get more from each episode. patreon.com/chemistrymadesimple


    Prefer to say a quick 'thank you'? You can buy me a coffee if that's your jam.
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    16 mins
  • Master the Acid Dissociation Constant Ka, and Use it to Calculate pH of Weak Acids

    Master the Acid Dissociation Constant Ka, and Use it to Calculate pH of Weak Acids
    Jan 13 2026

    The video version (to follow along on screen) is here

    In this episode:

    1. What is the acid dissociation constant
    2. What do we mean by the dissociation of an acid
    3. What is a weak acid
    4. How to write the expression for the acid dissociation constant
    5. How to rearrange the expression to help calculate pH
    6. What happens to Ka when the temperature is changed


    Find out more about the Chemistry Made Simple academy

    

    Contact me:

    Instagram @chemistrymadesimple

    Email Matthew@ChemistryMadeSimple.net

    Record a voice note for me: chemistrymadesimple.net/voicenote


    Join the discussion at the Chemistry Made Simple podcast community.


    Check out the Chemistry Made Simple academy


    Check out the Chemistry Made Simple academy
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    12 mins
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Very helpful and easy to understand. Also, the narrator has an easy to listen to voice and clearly understandable.

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This podcast is really helpful for review and understanding concepts. The host does a great job explaining.

Great podcast for building confidence with Chemistry!

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